How To Install csvtool on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install csvtool on Debian 9. csvtool is handy command line tool for handling CSV files

Introduction

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

What is csvtool

csvtool is:

OCaml CSV is a library to read and write CSV (comma-separated values) files. It also supports all extensions used by Excel - eg. quotes, newlines, 8 bit characters in fields, etc.

This package contains csvtool, a handy command line tool for handling CSV files from shell scripts.

There are three methods to install csvtool 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 csvtool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install csvtool

Install csvtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install csvtool

Install csvtool 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 csvtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install csvtool

How To Uninstall csvtool on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove csvtool

Uninstall csvtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove csvtool

Remove csvtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge csvtool

Remove csvtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csvtool

Dependencies

csvtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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