How To Install libxqilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxqilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libxqilla-dev is XQuery and XPath 2.0 library - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxqilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libxqilla-dev

libxqilla-dev is:

XQilla is a XQuery and XPath 2 library and command line utility written in C++, implemented on top of the Xerces-C library. It is made available under the terms of the Apache License v2.

This package contains the xqilla headers

There are three methods to install libxqilla-dev 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 libxqilla-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxqilla-dev

Install libxqilla-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxqilla-dev

Install libxqilla-dev 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 libxqilla-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxqilla-dev

How To Uninstall libxqilla-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libxqilla-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxqilla-dev

Uninstall libxqilla-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxqilla-dev

Remove libxqilla-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxqilla-dev

Remove libxqilla-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxqilla-dev

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Summary

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