How To Install wks2ods on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wks2ods on Ubuntu 20.04. wks2ods is Works spreadsheet documents to OpenDocument converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wks2ods on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is wks2ods

wks2ods is:

This package contains a utility for converting Works spreadsheet document files and Works database files into OpenDocument spreadsheet documents.

There are three methods to install wks2ods 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 wks2ods Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wks2ods using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wks2ods

Install wks2ods Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wks2ods using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wks2ods

Install wks2ods 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 wks2ods using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wks2ods

How To Uninstall wks2ods on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the wks2ods package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wks2ods

Uninstall wks2ods And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wks2ods and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wks2ods

Remove wks2ods Configurations and Data

To remove wks2ods configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wks2ods

Remove wks2ods configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wks2ods configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wks2ods

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wks2ods package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.