How To Install libfreexl1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1-dbg on Debian 9. libfreexl1-dbg is library for direct reading of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets - debug

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libfreexl1-dbg

libfreexl1-dbg is:

FreeXL is a C library implementing direct reading of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, up to the BIFF8 file format specification (i.e. .xls, Microsoft Excel XP/2003 and older). The XML SS file format specification (.xlsx, Microsoft Excel 2007 and newer) is not supported.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libfreexl1-dbg 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 libfreexl1-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreexl1-dbg

Install libfreexl1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreexl1-dbg

Install libfreexl1-dbg 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 libfreexl1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreexl1-dbg

How To Uninstall libfreexl1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfreexl1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreexl1-dbg

Uninstall libfreexl1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreexl1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreexl1-dbg

Remove libfreexl1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libfreexl1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreexl1-dbg

Remove libfreexl1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreexl1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreexl1-dbg

Dependencies

libfreexl1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.