How To Install xalan on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xalan on Kali Linux. xalan is XSLT processor utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xalan on Kali Linux.

What is xalan

xalan is:

This package provides a command line utility to transform XML documents to other formats using XSLT templates. It uses the Xalan XSLT processing library from the Apache Software Foundation.

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

Install xalan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xalan

Install xalan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xalan

Install xalan Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install xalan

How To Uninstall xalan on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xalan

Uninstall xalan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xalan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xalan

Remove xalan Configurations and Data

To remove xalan configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xalan

Remove xalan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xalan

Dependencies

xalan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xalan package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.