How To Install pxsl-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pxsl-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. pxsl-tools is Parsimonious XML Shorthand Language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pxsl-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pxsl-tools

pxsl-tools is:

PXSL (“pixel”) provides XML authors and programmers with a simple, concise syntax that they can use to create XML documents.

For more advanced users, PXSL offers customizable shortcuts and sophisticated refactoring tools like functional macros that can markedly reduce the size and complexity of markup-dense XML documents.

The short version is this: PXSL is XML turned inside-out. Instead of tagging the structure, you tag the non-structure, which is the better approach when most of your information is structure.

Also, PXSL lets users intermix PXSL and XML syntax in one document. Users are free to use whichever syntax works best for each portion of their documents.

There are three methods to install pxsl-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pxsl-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pxsl-tools

Install pxsl-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pxsl-tools

Install pxsl-tools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install pxsl-tools

How To Uninstall pxsl-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pxsl-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pxsl-tools

Uninstall pxsl-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pxsl-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pxsl-tools

Remove pxsl-tools Configurations and Data

To remove pxsl-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pxsl-tools

Remove pxsl-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pxsl-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pxsl-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.