How To Install libxalan2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxalan2-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libxalan2-java is XSL Transformations (XSLT) processor in Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxalan2-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxalan2-java

libxalan2-java is:

Xalan-Java is an XSLT processor for transforming XML documents into HTML, text, or other XML document types. It implements the W3C Recommendations for XSL Transformations (XSLT) and the XML Path Language (XPath). It can be used from the command line, in an applet or a servlet, or as a module in other programs.

There are three methods to install libxalan2-java 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 libxalan2-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 libxalan2-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxalan2-java

Install libxalan2-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxalan2-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxalan2-java

Install libxalan2-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxalan2-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxalan2-java

How To Uninstall libxalan2-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxalan2-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxalan2-java

Uninstall libxalan2-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxalan2-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxalan2-java

Remove libxalan2-java Configurations and Data

To remove libxalan2-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxalan2-java

Remove libxalan2-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxalan2-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxalan2-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxalan2-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.