How To Install sgml2x on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgml2x on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sgml2x
sgml2x is:
sgml2x allows to easily format SGML and XML documents using DSSSL stylesheets, and provides the following features:
- Multiple possible stylesheets per document class
- Easy specification of style-sheets using sort aliases
- Easy integration of new stylesheets by adding a simple new definition file in a configuration directory
- The caller can specify a PATH-like list of configuration directories, defaulting to one system-wide, one per-user, and one per-project configuration directory
- Automatic selection of a default stylesheet to be used
It will currently be most useful with one of the suggested sets of DSSSL stylesheets for DocBook.
There are three methods to install sgml2x 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 sgml2x Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sgml2x using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sgml2x
Install sgml2x Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sgml2x using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sgml2x
Install sgml2x 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 sgml2x using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sgml2x
How To Uninstall sgml2x on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sgml2x package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sgml2x
Uninstall sgml2x And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sgml2x and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sgml2x
Remove sgml2x Configurations and Data
To remove sgml2x configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sgml2x
Remove sgml2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sgml2x configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sgml2x
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgml2x package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
