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

It is possible to perform sudo apt-get install jq however you need to inform the system where to find jq.

ℹ️ Note: Ubuntu 14+ users can skip to step 4!

Answer 2

Download & build from source as described in https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/, last section called "From source on Linux, OS X, Cygwin, and other POSIX-like operating systems".

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

I think you're missing the repo: http://installion.co.uk/ubuntu/vivid/universe/j/jq/install/index.html

Answer 5

(Updated)

I visited this page for Linux based jq installation and I tried below on Oracle Linux Server 7.3 which worked me:

sudo yum install jq