How To Install libsaxon-java-gcj on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java-gcj on Debian 9.
What is libsaxon-java-gcj
libsaxon-java-gcj 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.
This package contains the native compiled byte code for the Saxon XSLT processor.
There are three methods to install libsaxon-java-gcj 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-gcj 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-gcj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaxon-java-gcj
Install libsaxon-java-gcj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaxon-java-gcj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaxon-java-gcj
Install libsaxon-java-gcj 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-gcj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaxon-java-gcj
How To Uninstall libsaxon-java-gcj on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsaxon-java-gcj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaxon-java-gcj
Uninstall libsaxon-java-gcj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaxon-java-gcj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaxon-java-gcj
Remove libsaxon-java-gcj Configurations and Data
To remove libsaxon-java-gcj configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaxon-java-gcj
Remove libsaxon-java-gcj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaxon-java-gcj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaxon-java-gcj
Dependencies
libsaxon-java-gcj have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java-gcj package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
