How To Install libjexcelapi-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjexcelapi-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libjexcelapi-java-doc is Java API to read, write and modify Excel spreadsheets - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjexcelapi-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjexcelapi-java-doc

libjexcelapi-java-doc is:

The Java Excel API is an open source Java API which allows Java developers to read Excel spreadsheets and to generate Excel spreadsheets dynamically. In addition, it contains a mechanism which allows java applications to read in a spreadsheet, modify some cells and write out the new spreadsheet.

This API allows non Windows operating systems to run pure Java applications which can both process and deliver Excel spreadsheets. Because it is Java, this API may be invoked from within a servlet, thus giving access to Excel functionality over internet and intranet web applications.

This package contains API documentation (Javadoc) for Java Excel API.

There are three methods to install libjexcelapi-java-doc 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 libjexcelapi-java-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjexcelapi-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjexcelapi-java-doc

Install libjexcelapi-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjexcelapi-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjexcelapi-java-doc

Install libjexcelapi-java-doc 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 libjexcelapi-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjexcelapi-java-doc

How To Uninstall libjexcelapi-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjexcelapi-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjexcelapi-java-doc

Uninstall libjexcelapi-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjexcelapi-java-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjexcelapi-java-doc

Remove libjexcelapi-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libjexcelapi-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjexcelapi-java-doc

Remove libjexcelapi-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjexcelapi-java-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjexcelapi-java-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjexcelapi-java-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.