How To Install libmxml-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmxml-bin on Debian 9. libmxml-bin is small XML parsing library (binaries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmxml-bin on Debian 9.

What is libmxml-bin

libmxml-bin is:

Mini-XML is a small XML parsing library that you can use to read XML and XML-like data files in your application without requiring large non-standard libraries.

Mini-XML provides the following functionality:

  • Reading of UTF-8 and UTF-16 and writing of UTF-8 encoded XML files and strings.
  • Data is stored in a linked-list tree structure, preserving the XML data hierarchy.
  • Supports arbitrary element names, attributes, and attribute values with no preset limits, just available memory.
  • Supports integer, real, opaque (“cdata”), and text data types in “leaf” nodes.
  • Functions for creating, indexing, and managing trees of data.
  • “Find” and “walk” functions for easily locating and navigating trees of data.

This package contains the Mini-XML development files.

There are three methods to install libmxml-bin 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 libmxml-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmxml-bin

Install libmxml-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmxml-bin

Install libmxml-bin 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 libmxml-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmxml-bin

How To Uninstall libmxml-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmxml-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmxml-bin

Uninstall libmxml-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmxml-bin

Remove libmxml-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libmxml-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmxml-bin

Remove libmxml-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmxml-bin

Dependencies

libmxml-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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