How To Install basex on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install basex on Ubuntu.
What is basex
basex is:
BaseX is a very fast and light-weight, yet powerful XML database and XPath/XQuery processor, including support for the latest W3C Full Text and Update Recommendations. It supports large XML instances and offers a highly interactive front-end (basexgui). Apart from two local standalone modes, BaseX offers a client/server architecture.
The package provides following commands:
- basex ………. Standalone local XML database. Command line interface.
- basexgui ……. Standalone local XML database. Graphical user interface.
- basexserver …. BaseX XML Database Server.
- basexclient …. BaseX XML Database Client. BaseX XML database and XPath/XQuery processor
There are three methods to install basex on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install basex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install basex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install basex
Install basex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install basex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install basex
Install basex 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 basex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install basex
How To Uninstall basex on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the basex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove basex
Uninstall basex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall basex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove basex
Remove basex Configurations and Data
To remove basex configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge basex
Remove basex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove basex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge basex
Dependencies
basex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install basex package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.