How To Install docbook-xsl-saxon on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-xsl-saxon on Kali Linux.

What is docbook-xsl-saxon

docbook-xsl-saxon 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.

In the past these extensions were shipped with the docbook-xsl tarball distribution directly.

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

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

Install docbook-xsl-saxon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install docbook-xsl-saxon

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

sudo aptitude -y install docbook-xsl-saxon

How To Uninstall docbook-xsl-saxon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove docbook-xsl-saxon

Uninstall docbook-xsl-saxon And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove docbook-xsl-saxon Configurations and Data

To remove docbook-xsl-saxon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

docbook-xsl-saxon have the following dependencies:

• libsaxon-java

References

• docbook-xsl-saxon website

Summary

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