How To Install libxerces-c3.2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces-c3.2 on Kali Linux. libxerces-c3.2 is validating XML parser library for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces-c3.2 on Kali Linux.

What is libxerces-c3.2

libxerces-c3.2 is:

Xerces-C++ is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++. Xerces-C++ makes it easy to give your application the ability to read and write XML data. A shared library is provided for parsing, generating, manipulating, and validating XML documents. Xerces-C++ is faithful to the XML 1.0 recommendation and associated standards (DOM 1.0, DOM 2.0, SAX 1.0, SAX 2.0, Namespaces, XML Schema Part 1 and Part 2). It also provides experimental implementations of XML 1.1 and DOM Level 3.0. The parser provides high performance, modularity, and scalability.

There are three methods to install libxerces-c3.2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxerces-c3.2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxerces-c3.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxerces-c3.2

Install libxerces-c3.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxerces-c3.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxerces-c3.2

Install libxerces-c3.2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxerces-c3.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxerces-c3.2

How To Uninstall libxerces-c3.2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxerces-c3.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxerces-c3.2

Uninstall libxerces-c3.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxerces-c3.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxerces-c3.2

Remove libxerces-c3.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxerces-c3.2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxerces-c3.2

Remove libxerces-c3.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxerces-c3.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxerces-c3.2

Dependencies

libxerces-c3.2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxerces-c3.2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.