How To Install libelektra4-xmltool on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelektra4-xmltool on Ubuntu 18.04. libelektra4-xmltool is elektra configuration store, xmltool plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelektra4-xmltool on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libelektra4-xmltool

libelektra4-xmltool is:

Elektra provides a universal and secure framework to store configuration parameters in a hierarchical key-value pair mechanism, instead of each program using its own text configuration files. This allows any program to read and save its configuration with a consistent API, and allows them to be aware of other applications’ configurations, permitting easy application integration. While architecturally similar to other OS registries, Elektra does not have most of the problems found in those implementations.

This package contains the ‘xmltool’ plugin.

There are three methods to install libelektra4-xmltool on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libelektra4-xmltool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libelektra4-xmltool using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libelektra4-xmltool

Install libelektra4-xmltool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libelektra4-xmltool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libelektra4-xmltool

Install libelektra4-xmltool 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libelektra4-xmltool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libelektra4-xmltool

How To Uninstall libelektra4-xmltool on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libelektra4-xmltool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libelektra4-xmltool

Uninstall libelektra4-xmltool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libelektra4-xmltool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelektra4-xmltool

Remove libelektra4-xmltool Configurations and Data

To remove libelektra4-xmltool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libelektra4-xmltool

Remove libelektra4-xmltool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libelektra4-xmltool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelektra4-xmltool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libelektra4-xmltool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.