How To Install xacobeo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xacobeo on Ubuntu 18.04. xacobeo is XPath (XML Path Language) visualizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xacobeo on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xacobeo

xacobeo is:

Xacobeo provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for executing XPath queries and seeing their results.

The GUI tries to provide all the elements that are needed in order to write, test and execute XPath queries without too many troubles. It displays the Document Object Model (DOM) and the namespaces used. The program registers the namespaces automatically and each element is displayed with its associated namespaces. All is performed with the idea of being able of running an XPath query as soon as possible without having to fight with the document’s namespaces and by seeing automatically under which namespace each element is.

There are three methods to install xacobeo 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 xacobeo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xacobeo

Install xacobeo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xacobeo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xacobeo

Install xacobeo 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 xacobeo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xacobeo

How To Uninstall xacobeo on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xacobeo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xacobeo

Uninstall xacobeo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xacobeo

Remove xacobeo Configurations and Data

To remove xacobeo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xacobeo

Remove xacobeo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xacobeo

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Summary

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