How To Install xmlindent on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlindent on Ubuntu 18.04. xmlindent is XML stream reformatter

Introduction

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

What is xmlindent

xmlindent is:

XML Indent is a XML stream reformatter written in ANSI C. It is analogous to GNU indent.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmlindent

Install xmlindent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmlindent

Install xmlindent 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 xmlindent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmlindent

How To Uninstall xmlindent on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xmlindent

Uninstall xmlindent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlindent

Remove xmlindent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmlindent

Remove xmlindent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlindent

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Summary

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