How To Install okular-backend-odp on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-backend-odp on Ubuntu 20.04. okular-backend-odp is Okular backend for ODP documents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-backend-odp on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is okular-backend-odp

okular-backend-odp is:

This package provides a backend for Okular to view OpenDocument Presentation (ODP) documents, but also PowerPoint and PPTX documents.

This package is part of the Calligra Suite.

There are three methods to install okular-backend-odp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install okular-backend-odp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install okular-backend-odp

Install okular-backend-odp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install okular-backend-odp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install okular-backend-odp

Install okular-backend-odp 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 okular-backend-odp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install okular-backend-odp

How To Uninstall okular-backend-odp on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the okular-backend-odp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove okular-backend-odp

Uninstall okular-backend-odp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall okular-backend-odp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove okular-backend-odp

Remove okular-backend-odp Configurations and Data

To remove okular-backend-odp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge okular-backend-odp

Remove okular-backend-odp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove okular-backend-odp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge okular-backend-odp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install okular-backend-odp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.