How To Install xsdcxx on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsdcxx on Ubuntu 18.04. xsdcxx is XML Data Binding for C++

Introduction

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

What is xsdcxx

xsdcxx is:

CodeSynthesis XSD is an open-source, cross-platform W3C XML Schema to C++ data binding compiler. Provided with an XML instance specification (XML Schema), it generates C++ classes that represent the given vocabulary as well as parsing and serialization code. You can then access the data stored in XML using types and functions that semantically correspond to your application domain rather than dealing with intricacies of reading and writing XML.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsdcxx

Install xsdcxx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsdcxx

Install xsdcxx 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 xsdcxx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsdcxx

How To Uninstall xsdcxx on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove xsdcxx

Uninstall xsdcxx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsdcxx

Remove xsdcxx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsdcxx

Remove xsdcxx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsdcxx

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Summary

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