How To Install libxmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libxmlsec1
libxmlsec1 is:
The XML Security Library implements standards related to secure handling of XML data.
This package provides dynamic libraries for use by applications. Specifically, it provides all XML security library functionality except for the cryptography engine.
There are three methods to install libxmlsec1 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 libxmlsec1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmlsec1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxmlsec1
Install libxmlsec1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxmlsec1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxmlsec1
Install libxmlsec1 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 libxmlsec1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxmlsec1
How To Uninstall libxmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libxmlsec1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxmlsec1
Uninstall libxmlsec1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxmlsec1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmlsec1
Remove libxmlsec1 Configurations and Data
To remove libxmlsec1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxmlsec1
Remove libxmlsec1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxmlsec1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmlsec1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmlsec1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
