How to Install and Uninstall jq Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "jq" package

Please follow the guidance below to install jq on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                jq
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "jq" package

Learn how to uninstall jq on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                jq
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jq package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: jq
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6-2.1ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ChangZhuo Chen (陳昌倬)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100
Depends: libjq1 (= 1.6-2.1ubuntu3), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Filename: pool/main/j/jq/jq_1.6-2.1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 52506
MD5sum: cf8b305b48fbc2a47863e56ca01211c7
SHA1: b985d5815b743fc2f406b74f1d40ff638dc1efdd
SHA256: d7dd9f0441f1aea2e30e067e5fabbff96d4960b5d348de2c48fab90f37720224
SHA512: 69c84700fdf4c1a5cf1672e1bb085d108dc3ca51b06aa388f0e047912a3f2347773b87691db6d88e718c89e4a2d7ac61f67206eddc76ba6663d02c068ae99a2f
Homepage: https://github.com/stedolan/jq
Description: lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
Description-md5: fd8d7d97b13012ce68c52772c1ce56aa