How To Install xmlroff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlroff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmlroff
xmlroff is:
xmlroff is a fast, free, high-quality, multi-platform XSL formatter that aims to excel at DocBook formatting and that integrates easily with other programs and with scripting languages.
There are three methods to install xmlroff 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 xmlroff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmlroff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmlroff
Install xmlroff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmlroff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmlroff
Install xmlroff 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 xmlroff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmlroff
How To Uninstall xmlroff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmlroff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmlroff
Uninstall xmlroff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmlroff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlroff
Remove xmlroff Configurations and Data
To remove xmlroff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmlroff
Remove xmlroff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmlroff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlroff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlroff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
