How To Install libxsltc-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxsltc-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libxsltc-java is XSL Transformations (XSLT) compiler from Xalan-Java

Introduction

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

What is libxsltc-java

libxsltc-java is:

XSLTC provides a compiler and a runtime processor. Use the compiler to compile an XSL stylesheet into a translet (i.e. a set of Java classes). Use the runtime processor to apply the translet to an XML document and perform a transformation. XSLTC is part of the Xalan-Java project.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxsltc-java

Install libxsltc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxsltc-java

Install libxsltc-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 libxsltc-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxsltc-java

How To Uninstall libxsltc-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libxsltc-java

Uninstall libxsltc-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxsltc-java

Remove libxsltc-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxsltc-java

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

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

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

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Summary

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