How To Install libsaxon-java on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java on Debian 9.
What is libsaxon-java
libsaxon-java is:
The saxon package is a collection of tools for processing XML documents and implements the XSLT 1.0 recommendation, including XPath 1.0, in its entirety.
Saxon is known to work well for processing DocBook XML documents with the DocBook XSL Stylesheets. Related packages make the process straightforward.
There are three methods to install libsaxon-java 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 libsaxon-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaxon-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaxon-java
Install libsaxon-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaxon-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaxon-java
Install libsaxon-java 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 libsaxon-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaxon-java
How To Uninstall libsaxon-java on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsaxon-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaxon-java
Uninstall libsaxon-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaxon-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaxon-java
Remove libsaxon-java Configurations and Data
To remove libsaxon-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaxon-java
Remove libsaxon-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaxon-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaxon-java
Dependencies
libsaxon-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
