How To Install libexcel-template-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexcel-template-perl on Debian 9.
What is libexcel-template-perl
libexcel-template-perl is:
Excel::Template is a layout system that uses the data structures from HTML::Template to create an Excel spreadsheet file from an XML template file that describes it. Note that all limitations stated in the module Spreadsheet::WriteExcel are in force, as that is the module used for rendering.
There are three methods to install libexcel-template-perl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libexcel-template-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 libexcel-template-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexcel-template-perl
Install libexcel-template-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexcel-template-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexcel-template-perl
Install libexcel-template-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 libexcel-template-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexcel-template-perl
How To Uninstall libexcel-template-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libexcel-template-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexcel-template-perl
Uninstall libexcel-template-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexcel-template-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexcel-template-perl
Remove libexcel-template-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libexcel-template-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexcel-template-perl
Remove libexcel-template-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexcel-template-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexcel-template-perl
Dependencies
libexcel-template-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexcel-template-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.