How To Install dtdinst on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dtdinst on Kali Linux. dtdinst is XML DTD to XML instance format converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dtdinst on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 dtdinst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dtdinst

How To Uninstall dtdinst on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dtdinst

Remove dtdinst Configurations and Data

To remove dtdinst configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.