How To Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl 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 libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Ubuntu.
What is libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl is:
The Excel::Writer::XLSX module is used to create an Excel file in the 2007+ XLSX format. The XLSX format is the Office Open XML (OOXML) format used by Excel 2007 and later.
This module cannot, as yet, write to an existing Excel XLSX file. The module uses the same interface as the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module (which creates binary XLS Excel files).
There are three methods to install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl 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 libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl 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 libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
How To Uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl
Dependencies
libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.