How To Install libfreexl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libfreexl-dev
libfreexl-dev is:
FreeXL is a C library implementing direct reading of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, up to the BIFF8 file format specification (i.e. .xls, Microsoft Excel XP/2003 and older). The XML SS file format specification (.xlsx, Microsoft Excel 2007 and newer) is not supported.
This package contains the development headers.
There are three methods to install libfreexl-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreexl-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreexl-dev
Install libfreexl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreexl-dev
Install libfreexl-dev 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 libfreexl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreexl-dev
How To Uninstall libfreexl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfreexl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreexl-dev
Uninstall libfreexl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreexl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreexl-dev
Remove libfreexl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreexl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreexl-dev
Remove libfreexl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreexl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreexl-dev
Dependencies
libfreexl-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
