How To Install xsddiagram on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsddiagram on Debian 9. xsddiagram is XML Schema Definition (XSD) diagram viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsddiagram on Debian 9.

What is xsddiagram

xsddiagram is:

XSD Diagram is a XML Schema Definition (XSD) diagram viewer

Features:

  • Display the elements, the groups and the attributes
  • Show the text/HTML documentation of element and attribute when available
  • Print the diagram
  • Export the diagram to SVG, PNG, JPG and EMF (EMF only with Windows)
  • Zoom the diagram with the mouse wheel while holding the control key
  • XML validation based on the loaded XSD file
  • Registration in the Windows Explorer contextual menu (for Windows only)
  • Drag’n drop a xsd file or url on the main window header
  • Command line image generation

There are three methods to install xsddiagram on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xsddiagram Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsddiagram

Install xsddiagram Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsddiagram

Install xsddiagram 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 xsddiagram using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsddiagram

How To Uninstall xsddiagram on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xsddiagram

Uninstall xsddiagram And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xsddiagram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsddiagram

Remove xsddiagram Configurations and Data

To remove xsddiagram configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xsddiagram

Remove xsddiagram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsddiagram

Dependencies

xsddiagram have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsddiagram package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.