How To Install libjs-sax on Debian 12

Learn how to install libjs-sax on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libjs-sax is event-based streaming XML parser - JavaScript library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-sax on Debian 12.

What is libjs-sax

libjs-sax is:

A sax-style parser for XML and HTML.

It’s a very simple tool to parse through an XML string, or to create a streaming HTML parser.

There are three methods to install libjs-sax on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjs-sax Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-sax

Install libjs-sax Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-sax

Install libjs-sax 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 libjs-sax using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-sax

How To Uninstall libjs-sax on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libjs-sax package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-sax

Uninstall libjs-sax And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjs-sax and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-sax

Remove libjs-sax Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-sax configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-sax

Remove libjs-sax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-sax

Dependencies

libjs-sax have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-sax package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.