How To Install xmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmlsec1
xmlsec1 is:
Xmlsec is a command line tool for signature and encryption transformations of XML data. It is part of the XML Security Library.
There are three methods to install xmlsec1 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 xmlsec1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmlsec1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmlsec1
Install xmlsec1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmlsec1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmlsec1
Install xmlsec1 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 xmlsec1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmlsec1
How To Uninstall xmlsec1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmlsec1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmlsec1
Uninstall xmlsec1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmlsec1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmlsec1
Remove xmlsec1 Configurations and Data
To remove xmlsec1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmlsec1
Remove xmlsec1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmlsec1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmlsec1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
