How To Install xlsx2csv on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xlsx2csv on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xlsx2csv
xlsx2csv is:
xlsx files are zip archives where spreadsheet data is stored. In order to process a file, various bits inside the archive need to be located. This utility uses the Expat SAX parser to collect the strings into a simple dictionary, keyed by their relative position in the XML file. This makes it possible to process files of any size.
There are three methods to install xlsx2csv on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xlsx2csv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xlsx2csv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xlsx2csv
Install xlsx2csv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xlsx2csv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xlsx2csv
Install xlsx2csv 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 xlsx2csv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xlsx2csv
How To Uninstall xlsx2csv on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xlsx2csv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xlsx2csv
Uninstall xlsx2csv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xlsx2csv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xlsx2csv
Remove xlsx2csv Configurations and Data
To remove xlsx2csv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xlsx2csv
Remove xlsx2csv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xlsx2csv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xlsx2csv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xlsx2csv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
