How To Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Kali Linux.

What is libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl is:

The Excel::Writer::XLSX module is used to create an Excel file in the 2007+ XLSX format. The XLSX format is the Office Open XML (OOXML) format used by Excel 2007 and later.

This module cannot, as yet, write to an existing Excel XLSX file. The module uses the same interface as the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module (which creates binary XLS Excel files).

There are three methods to install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Kali Linux. 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-writer-xlsx-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-writer-xlsx-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

How To Uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl

Dependencies

libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.