How to Install expat software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install expat software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

expat software package provides XML parsing C library - example application, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install expat 

expat is installed in your system.

Make ensure the expat package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep expat *

You will get with expat package name, version, architecture and description in a table

expat package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Text Processing
Package expat
Version 2.1.0-6+deb8u3
Description XML parsing C library - example application
Sub Section text


See Also, How to uninstall or remove expat software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?