How To Install gnumeric-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumeric-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnumeric-plugins-extra
gnumeric-plugins-extra is:
Gnumeric is a spreadsheet application that interoperates well with other spreadsheets. It comes with plugins that enable it to deal with commonly used spreadsheet file formats.
Some plugins shipped with gnumeric require additional packages to those required by the main gnumeric program. These plugins are therefore packaged separately.
This includes:
- Perl plugin;
- Python plugin;
- Python plugin loader;
- additional Python functions;
- GNOME glossary.
There are three methods to install gnumeric-plugins-extra 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 gnumeric-plugins-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumeric-plugins-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnumeric-plugins-extra
Install gnumeric-plugins-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnumeric-plugins-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnumeric-plugins-extra
Install gnumeric-plugins-extra 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 gnumeric-plugins-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnumeric-plugins-extra
How To Uninstall gnumeric-plugins-extra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnumeric-plugins-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnumeric-plugins-extra
Uninstall gnumeric-plugins-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnumeric-plugins-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumeric-plugins-extra
Remove gnumeric-plugins-extra Configurations and Data
To remove gnumeric-plugins-extra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnumeric-plugins-extra
Remove gnumeric-plugins-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnumeric-plugins-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnumeric-plugins-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumeric-plugins-extra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
