How To Install python-openpyxl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openpyxl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-openpyxl
python-openpyxl is:
Openpyxl is a pure Python module to read/write Excel 2007 (OpenXML) xlsx/xlsm files.
There are three methods to install python-openpyxl 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 python-openpyxl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-openpyxl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-openpyxl
Install python-openpyxl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-openpyxl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-openpyxl
Install python-openpyxl 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 python-openpyxl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-openpyxl
How To Uninstall python-openpyxl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-openpyxl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-openpyxl
Uninstall python-openpyxl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-openpyxl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-openpyxl
Remove python-openpyxl Configurations and Data
To remove python-openpyxl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-openpyxl
Remove python-openpyxl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-openpyxl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-openpyxl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openpyxl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
