How To Install jodreports-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jodreports-cli on Ubuntu 18.04. jodreports-cli is Merge OpenDocument text with data - command line tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jodreports-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jodreports-cli

jodreports-cli is:

JODReports, Java OpenDocument Reports, is a solution for creating office documents and reports in OpenDocument Text format from templates that can be visually composed using the OpenOffice.org Writer word processor.

This package provides a command line tool to execute the jar file directly

There are three methods to install jodreports-cli 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 jodreports-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jodreports-cli

Install jodreports-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jodreports-cli

Install jodreports-cli 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 jodreports-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jodreports-cli

How To Uninstall jodreports-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the jodreports-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jodreports-cli

Uninstall jodreports-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jodreports-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jodreports-cli

Remove jodreports-cli Configurations and Data

To remove jodreports-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jodreports-cli

Remove jodreports-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jodreports-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jodreports-cli package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.