How To Install xq on Debian 12

Learn how to install xq on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xq is command line XML and HTML beautifier and content extractor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xq on Debian 12.

What is xq

xq is:

xq is a command line XML and HTML beautifier and content extractor, similar to jq.

Features:

  • Syntax highlighting
  • Automatic indentation
  • Automatic pagination
  • Node content extraction

There are three methods to install xq on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xq Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xq

Install xq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xq

Install xq 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install xq

How To Uninstall xq on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove xq

Uninstall xq And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xq

Remove xq Configurations and Data

To remove xq configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xq

Remove xq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xq

Dependencies

xq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xq package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.