How To Install expat on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install expat on Debian 9. expat is XML parsing C library - example application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install expat on Debian 9.

What is expat

expat is:

This package contains xmlwf, an example application of expat, the C library for parsing XML. The arguments to xmlwf are one or more files which are each to be checked for XML well-formedness.

There are three methods to install expat on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install expat Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install expat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install expat

Install expat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install expat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install expat

Install expat 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install expat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install expat

How To Uninstall expat on Debian 9

To uninstall only the expat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove expat

Uninstall expat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall expat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove expat

Remove expat Configurations and Data

To remove expat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge expat

Remove expat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove expat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge expat

Dependencies

expat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install expat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.