How To Install pkwalify on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkwalify on Ubuntu 22.04. pkwalify is perl kwalify validator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkwalify on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pkwalify

pkwalify is:

Kwalify is a Perl implementation for validating data structures against the Kwalify schema. For a schema definition, see http://www.kuwata-lab.com/kwalify/ruby/users-guide.01.html

Note that there is no support for validator hooks (section 1-7 of the user guide document).

There are three methods to install pkwalify on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pkwalify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pkwalify

Install pkwalify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pkwalify

Install pkwalify 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 pkwalify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pkwalify

How To Uninstall pkwalify on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pkwalify

Uninstall pkwalify And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pkwalify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkwalify

Remove pkwalify Configurations and Data

To remove pkwalify configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pkwalify

Remove pkwalify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkwalify

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkwalify package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.