How To Install xqilla on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xqilla on Ubuntu 18.04. xqilla is XQuery and XPath 2.0 command line interpreter

Introduction

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

What is xqilla

xqilla is:

XQilla is a XQuery and XPath 2 library and command line utility written in C++, implemented on top of the Xerces-C library. It is made available under the terms of the Apache License v2.

This package contains the command line xqilla utility

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xqilla

Install xqilla Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xqilla

Install xqilla 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 xqilla using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xqilla

How To Uninstall xqilla on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xqilla

Uninstall xqilla And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xqilla

Remove xqilla Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xqilla

Remove xqilla configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xqilla

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Summary

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