How To Install calligra on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install calligra on Debian 9. calligra is extensive productivity and creative suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calligra on Debian 9.

What is calligra

calligra is:

Calligra Suite is a set of applications written to help you to accomplish your work. It includes office applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation program, a database application, etc., and raster and vector graphics tools.

This metapackage provides all the components of the Calligra Suite.

There are three methods to install calligra on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install calligra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install calligra

Install calligra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calligra

Install calligra 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install calligra

How To Uninstall calligra on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove calligra

Uninstall calligra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall calligra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calligra

Remove calligra Configurations and Data

To remove calligra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge calligra

Remove calligra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calligra

Dependencies

calligra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install calligra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.