How To Install libreoffice-writer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-writer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the wordprocessor component for LibreOffice.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-writer on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libreoffice-writer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-writer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-writer
Install libreoffice-writer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-writer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-writer
Install libreoffice-writer 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 libreoffice-writer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-writer
How To Uninstall libreoffice-writer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libreoffice-writer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-writer
Uninstall libreoffice-writer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-writer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-writer
Remove libreoffice-writer Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-writer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-writer
Remove libreoffice-writer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-writer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-writer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-writer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
