How To Install xmlbeans on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlbeans on Kali Linux. xmlbeans is Java library for accessing XML by binding it to Java types - tools

Introduction

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

What is xmlbeans

xmlbeans is:

XMLBeans is a technology for accessing XML by binding it to Java types.

XMLBeans provides several ways to get at the XML, including:

  • Through XML schema that has been compiled to generate Java types that represent schema types. In this way, you can access instances of the schema through JavaBeans-style accessors after the fashion of “getFoo” and “setFoo”. The XMLBeans API also allows you to reflect into the XML schema itself through an XML Schema Object model.
  • A cursor model through which you can traverse the full XML infoset.
  • Support for XML DOM.

This package provide some command-line tools:

  • dumpxsb: XSB File Dumper
  • inst2xsd: Instance to Schema Tool
  • scomp: Schema Compiler
  • sdownload: Schema Downloader
  • sfactor: Schema Factoring Tool
  • svalidate: Streaming Instance Validator
  • xsdvalidate: Instance Validator
  • xpretty: XML Pretty Printer
  • xsd2inst: Schema to Instance Tool
  • xsdtree: Schema Type Hierarchy Printer
  • xstc: Invoke XSTC

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmlbeans

Install xmlbeans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmlbeans

Install xmlbeans 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 xmlbeans using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmlbeans

How To Uninstall xmlbeans on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmlbeans

Uninstall xmlbeans And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlbeans

Remove xmlbeans Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmlbeans

Remove xmlbeans configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlbeans

Dependencies

xmlbeans have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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