How To Install gir1.2-gnumeric on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gnumeric on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gir1.2-gnumeric
gir1.2-gnumeric is:
This package contains introspection data for the Gnumeric spreadsheet. With it one can use gnumeric API from scripting languages like Python or others.
It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.
There are three methods to install gir1.2-gnumeric 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 gir1.2-gnumeric Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gnumeric using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-gnumeric
Install gir1.2-gnumeric Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gnumeric using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gir1.2-gnumeric
Install gir1.2-gnumeric 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 gir1.2-gnumeric using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-gnumeric
How To Uninstall gir1.2-gnumeric on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gir1.2-gnumeric package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-gnumeric
Uninstall gir1.2-gnumeric And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gir1.2-gnumeric and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-gnumeric
Remove gir1.2-gnumeric Configurations and Data
To remove gir1.2-gnumeric configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-gnumeric
Remove gir1.2-gnumeric configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-gnumeric configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-gnumeric
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gnumeric package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
