How To Install libgdome2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdome2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgdome2-0 is DOM level2 library for accessing XML files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdome2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgdome2-0

libgdome2-0 is:

gdome2 is a fast, light and complete DOM level2 implementation based on libxml2. Although it has been written for the GNOME project, it can be used stand-alone.

DOM (Document Object Model) is a standard interface for manipulating XML documents. A DOM implementation (also called a host implementation) is what makes a parsed XML or HTML document available for processing using a DOM interface.

libgdome2 currently supports the “Core”, “XML”, “Events” and “MutationEvents” modules from the DOM2 Recommendation.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgdome2-0 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 libgdome2-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdome2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdome2-0

Install libgdome2-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdome2-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdome2-0

Install libgdome2-0 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 libgdome2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdome2-0

How To Uninstall libgdome2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgdome2-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdome2-0

Uninstall libgdome2-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdome2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdome2-0

Remove libgdome2-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdome2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdome2-0

Remove libgdome2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdome2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdome2-0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdome2-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.