How To Install libfreexl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreexl1
libfreexl1 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libfreexl1 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 libfreexl1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreexl1
Install libfreexl1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreexl1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreexl1
Install libfreexl1 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 libfreexl1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreexl1
How To Uninstall libfreexl1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreexl1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreexl1
Uninstall libfreexl1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreexl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreexl1
Remove libfreexl1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreexl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreexl1
Remove libfreexl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreexl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreexl1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreexl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
