Install jq JSON processor on Ubuntu 10.04

Question

Is there a way to install jq JSON processor on Ubuntu 10.04?

I Tried the usual sudo apt-get install jq but got the error E: Couldn\'t find package jq<

Answer 1

Since Ubuntu 16.04LTS xenial you do not need to modify /etc/apt/sources.list, just run

sudo apt-get install jq

jq 1.5 is in the official Debian and Ubuntu repositories.