How To Install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj on Debian 9. docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj is Java extensions for use with DocBook XML stylesheets (native code)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj on Debian 9.

What is docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj is:

These are Java extensions for use with the DocBook XML stylesheets and the Saxon XSLT engine. You need these extensions to enable e.g. the callouts and linenumbering extensions of the docbook-xsl suite.

This package contains the natively compiled code for use by gij.

There are three methods to install docbook-xsl-saxon-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 docbook-xsl-saxon-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 docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Install docbook-xsl-saxon-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 docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

How To Uninstall docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj on Debian 9

To uninstall only the docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Uninstall docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj And Its Dependencies

To uninstall docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Remove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj Configurations and Data

To remove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Remove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj

Dependencies

docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl-saxon-gcj package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.