How To Install xml-twig-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-twig-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. xml-twig-tools is Command line tools for processing XML documents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-twig-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xml-twig-tools

xml-twig-tools is:

These tools are included:

  • xml_spellcheck : spellcheck XML files skipping tags
  • xml_merge : merge back files created by xml_split
  • xml_pp : XML pretty printer
  • xml_grep : grep XML files using XML::Twig’s subset of XPath
  • xml_split : split big XML files

There are three methods to install xml-twig-tools 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 xml-twig-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xml-twig-tools

Install xml-twig-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xml-twig-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xml-twig-tools

Install xml-twig-tools 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 xml-twig-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xml-twig-tools

How To Uninstall xml-twig-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xml-twig-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xml-twig-tools

Uninstall xml-twig-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xml-twig-tools

Remove xml-twig-tools Configurations and Data

To remove xml-twig-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xml-twig-tools

Remove xml-twig-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xml-twig-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xml-twig-tools

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Summary

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