How To Install docbook-xsl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl on Debian 10.
What is docbook-xsl
docbook-xsl is:
These are modular XSL stylesheets for processing documents composed with the DocBook XML DTD and its derivatives (“Simplified” DocBook XML, JRefEntry DTD, etc.).
The stylesheets provide XSLT transformations for (X)HTML, WordML, HTML Help, JavaHelp, Man page (nroff), Website, Eclipse Platform Help file and XSL Formatting Object (XSL-FO) output. The latter can be further processed to a number of print formats using FOP or TeX-based tools.
The stylesheets are modular in the sense that you can extend and, to some extent, customize them. The documentation is included in a separate package.
There are three methods to install docbook-xsl 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 docbook-xsl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook-xsl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docbook-xsl
Install docbook-xsl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook-xsl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docbook-xsl
Install docbook-xsl 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 docbook-xsl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docbook-xsl
How To Uninstall docbook-xsl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the docbook-xsl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docbook-xsl
Uninstall docbook-xsl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docbook-xsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-xsl
Remove docbook-xsl Configurations and Data
To remove docbook-xsl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-xsl
Remove docbook-xsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docbook-xsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-xsl
Dependencies
docbook-xsl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.