How To Install slang-expat on Debian 10

Learn how to install slang-expat on Debian 10 with this tutorial. slang-expat is S-Lang bindings for the expat XML parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-expat on Debian 10.

What is slang-expat

slang-expat is:

The S-Lang module contained in this package provides bindings to the expat library for parsing XML files. This module can be used in slsh (the S-Lang shell), in the JED editor, and in the news reader slrn.

There are three methods to install slang-expat on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install slang-expat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-expat

Install slang-expat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-expat

Install slang-expat 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 slang-expat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-expat

How To Uninstall slang-expat on Debian 10

To uninstall only the slang-expat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-expat

Uninstall slang-expat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slang-expat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-expat

Remove slang-expat Configurations and Data

To remove slang-expat configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-expat

Remove slang-expat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-expat

Dependencies

slang-expat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-expat package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.