How To Install css2xslfo on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install css2xslfo on Ubuntu 20.04. css2xslfo is XML+CSS2 to XSL-FO converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install css2xslfo on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is css2xslfo

css2xslfo is:

CSSToXSLFO is a utility which can convert an XML document, together with a CSS2 style sheet, into an XSL-FO document, which can then be converted into PDF, PostScript, etc. with an XSL-FO-processor. It has special support for the XHTML vocabulary, because that is the most obvious language it would be used for. The tool has a number of page-related extensions. It also comes with an API in the form of an XML filter.

There are three methods to install css2xslfo on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install css2xslfo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install css2xslfo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install css2xslfo

Install css2xslfo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install css2xslfo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install css2xslfo

Install css2xslfo 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 css2xslfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install css2xslfo

How To Uninstall css2xslfo on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the css2xslfo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove css2xslfo

Uninstall css2xslfo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall css2xslfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove css2xslfo

Remove css2xslfo Configurations and Data

To remove css2xslfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge css2xslfo

Remove css2xslfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove css2xslfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge css2xslfo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install css2xslfo package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.