How To Install libdecentxml-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecentxml-java on Debian 9. libdecentxml-java is XML parser optimized for round-tripping and code reuse

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecentxml-java on Debian 9.

What is libdecentxml-java

libdecentxml-java is:

DecentXML is an XML parser written in Java with following features:

  • Allows 100% round-tripping, even for weird whitespace between attributes in the start tag or in the end tag.
  • Suitable for building editors and filters which want/need to preserve the original file layout as much as possible.
  • Error messages have line and column information.
  • Easy to reuse individual components.
  • XML 1.1 compatible.

There are three methods to install libdecentxml-java 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 libdecentxml-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecentxml-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdecentxml-java

Install libdecentxml-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecentxml-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdecentxml-java

Install libdecentxml-java 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 libdecentxml-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdecentxml-java

How To Uninstall libdecentxml-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdecentxml-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdecentxml-java

Uninstall libdecentxml-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdecentxml-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecentxml-java

Remove libdecentxml-java Configurations and Data

To remove libdecentxml-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdecentxml-java

Remove libdecentxml-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdecentxml-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecentxml-java

Dependencies

libdecentxml-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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