How To Install slang-expat on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-expat on Debian 12.
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 12. 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
