How To Install libreoffice-base on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-base on Kali Linux.
What is libreoffice-base
libreoffice-base is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the database component for LibreOffice.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-base 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 libreoffice-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-baseInstall libreoffice-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-baseInstall libreoffice-base 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-baseHow To Uninstall libreoffice-base on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libreoffice-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-baseUninstall libreoffice-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-baseRemove libreoffice-base Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-baseRemove libreoffice-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-baseDependencies
libreoffice-base have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.