How To Install libsaxon-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java on Kali Linux. libsaxon-java is Saxon XSLT Processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaxon-java on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.