How To Install dtdinst on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dtdinst on Debian 9.
What is dtdinst
dtdinst is:
dtdinst converts XML DTDs into XML instance format. The XML instance can be in either a format specific to DTDinst or RELAX NG format.
There are three methods to install dtdinst 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 dtdinst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dtdinst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dtdinst
Install dtdinst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dtdinst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dtdinst
Install dtdinst 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 dtdinst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dtdinst
How To Uninstall dtdinst on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dtdinst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dtdinst
Uninstall dtdinst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dtdinst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dtdinst
Remove dtdinst Configurations and Data
To remove dtdinst configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dtdinst
Remove dtdinst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dtdinst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dtdinst
Dependencies
dtdinst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dtdinst package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.