How To Install python-xlsxwriter on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlsxwriter on Debian 9.
What is python-xlsxwriter
python-xlsxwriter is:
XlsxWriter is a Python module for writing files in the Excel 2007+ XLSX file format.
XlsxWriter can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets and it supports features such as formatting and many more, including:
- 100% compatible Excel XLSX files
- Full formatting
- Merged cells
- Defined names
- Charts
- Autofilters
- Data validation and drop down lists
- Conditional formatting
- Worksheet PNG/JPEG images
- Rich multi-format strings
There are three methods to install python-xlsxwriter 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 python-xlsxwriter 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-xlsxwriter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xlsxwriter
Install python-xlsxwriter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xlsxwriter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xlsxwriter
Install python-xlsxwriter 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 python-xlsxwriter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xlsxwriter
How To Uninstall python-xlsxwriter on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-xlsxwriter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xlsxwriter
Uninstall python-xlsxwriter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xlsxwriter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xlsxwriter
Remove python-xlsxwriter Configurations and Data
To remove python-xlsxwriter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xlsxwriter
Remove python-xlsxwriter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xlsxwriter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xlsxwriter
Dependencies
python-xlsxwriter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlsxwriter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
