How To Install dctrl2xml on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dctrl2xml on Debian 10.
What is dctrl2xml
dctrl2xml is:
This package contains the dctrl2xml tool that converts Debian control data into an XML representation. It can be used to convert data which is normally found in debian/control, .changes, .dsc, Packages, Sources, and similar files to XML.
For most fields dctrl2xml just uses the field name as element name and the field data as element content. For other fields, such as package interrelationship fields (Depends, Build-Depends, etc.) or the Files field in .changes or Sources files, dctrl2xml additionally parses their field data to represent it in a more fine-structured form.
There are three methods to install dctrl2xml on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dctrl2xml Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dctrl2xml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dctrl2xml
Install dctrl2xml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dctrl2xml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dctrl2xml
Install dctrl2xml 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 dctrl2xml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dctrl2xml
How To Uninstall dctrl2xml on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dctrl2xml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dctrl2xml
Uninstall dctrl2xml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dctrl2xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dctrl2xml
Remove dctrl2xml Configurations and Data
To remove dctrl2xml configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dctrl2xml
Remove dctrl2xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dctrl2xml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dctrl2xml
Dependencies
dctrl2xml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dctrl2xml package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.