How To Install xmlcopyeditor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlcopyeditor on Ubuntu 18.04. xmlcopyeditor is fast, free, validating XML editor

Introduction

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

What is xmlcopyeditor

xmlcopyeditor is:

XML Copy Editor is an XML editor focusing on editing document markup languages like DITA, DocBook, WordprocessingML. It features DTD/XML Schema/RELAX NG validation, XSLT, XPath, pretty-printing, syntax highlighting, folding, tag completion/locking, and a spelling/style check.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmlcopyeditor

Install xmlcopyeditor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmlcopyeditor

Install xmlcopyeditor 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 xmlcopyeditor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmlcopyeditor

How To Uninstall xmlcopyeditor on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xmlcopyeditor

Uninstall xmlcopyeditor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlcopyeditor

Remove xmlcopyeditor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmlcopyeditor

Remove xmlcopyeditor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlcopyeditor

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Summary

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