How To Install python-xlsxwriter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlsxwriter
on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlsxwriter
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.