How To Install pxsl-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pxsl-tools on Debian 9.
What is pxsl-tools
pxsl-tools is:
PXSL (“pixel”) provides XML authors and programmers with a simple, concise syntax that they can use to create XML documents.
For more advanced users, PXSL offers customizable shortcuts and sophisticated refactoring tools like functional macros that can markedly reduce the size and complexity of markup-dense XML documents.
The short version is this: PXSL is XML turned inside-out. Instead of tagging the structure, you tag the non-structure, which is the better approach when most of your information is structure.
Also, PXSL lets users intermix PXSL and XML syntax in one document. Users are free to use whichever syntax works best for each portion of their documents.
There are three methods to install pxsl-tools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pxsl-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pxsl-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pxsl-tools
Install pxsl-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pxsl-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pxsl-tools
Install pxsl-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pxsl-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pxsl-tools
How To Uninstall pxsl-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pxsl-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pxsl-tools
Uninstall pxsl-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pxsl-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pxsl-tools
Remove pxsl-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pxsl-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pxsl-tools
Remove pxsl-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pxsl-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pxsl-tools
Dependencies
pxsl-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pxsl-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.