How To Install libdbd-excel-perl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbd-excel-perl on Debian 10.
What is libdbd-excel-perl
libdbd-excel-perl is:
The DBD::Excel module is a DBI driver which permits access to Excel files (in the 95, 97 and 2000 flavours) via SQL commands through the Perl DBI.
As of 0.06, this module is still in an ALPHA VERSION according to its author.
There are three methods to install libdbd-excel-perl on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdbd-excel-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbd-excel-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbd-excel-perl
Install libdbd-excel-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbd-excel-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbd-excel-perl
Install libdbd-excel-perl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbd-excel-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbd-excel-perl
How To Uninstall libdbd-excel-perl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libdbd-excel-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbd-excel-perl
Uninstall libdbd-excel-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbd-excel-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbd-excel-perl
Remove libdbd-excel-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libdbd-excel-perl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbd-excel-perl
Remove libdbd-excel-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbd-excel-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbd-excel-perl
Dependencies
libdbd-excel-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbd-excel-perl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.