Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jshon on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jshon
jshon is:
Jshon is a command line utility to parse, read and create JSON. It is
designed to be as usable as possible from within the shell and replaces
fragile adhoc parsers made from grep/sed/awk as well as heavyweight
one-line parsers made from Perl/Python. Jshon loads json text from stdin,
performs actions, then displays the last action on stdout.
Json parsing features include:
Return data types of values
Report data type lengths
Sort JSON data by keys
In-place editing of JSON files
Format or “beautify†JSON (as changing indentation, etc)
Create JSON from an empty object
Extraction of keys and values
There are three methods to install jshon on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jshon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jshon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jshon
Install jshon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jshon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jshon
Install jshon Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install jshon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jshon
How To Uninstall jshon on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jshon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jshon
Uninstall jshon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jshon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jshon
Remove jshon Configurations and Data
To remove jshon configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jshon
Remove jshon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jshon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jshon
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jshon package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
