How to Install and Uninstall jq Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "jq" package

This guide let you learn how to install jq on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall jq on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jq package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: jq
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.1-2
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: 112
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), libjq1 (= 1.7.1-2)
Filename: pool/main/j/jq/jq_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 65518
MD5sum: 533a3b0558585a5fe3af89534ce62b16
SHA1: d344763e9cd08eaf8f356d9af4950fd53621f250
SHA256: 14d521eac7b98735603c8398d0e17e264841917a01b2f25cbe40f6ea0131bdc2
SHA512: aaa8598c533566c917f58e62498704f3a2f236f2b5ff85695d30f080de75c285dbe05dd141080820ca0714b2324d9ac5c125660022e4c5252b1f4b0b915553cd
Homepage: https://jqlang.github.io/jq
Description: lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
Description-md5: fd8d7d97b13012ce68c52772c1ce56aa
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