How To Install xia on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xia on Debian 9.
What is xia
xia is:
Tool to convert svg to html5 interactive pictures. The package provides too an Inkscape plugin (if the suggested packages are installed) to use Xia directly in the Inkscape GUI interface.
For more information, see the online documentation here: https://xia.dane.ac-versailles.fr/index_en.html
There are three methods to install xia on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xia Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xia using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xia
Install xia Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xia using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xia
Install xia 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 xia using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xia
How To Uninstall xia on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xia package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xia
Uninstall xia And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xia and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xia
Remove xia Configurations and Data
To remove xia configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xia
Remove xia configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xia configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xia
Dependencies
xia have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xia package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.