How To Install libreoffice-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-common on Debian 9.
What is libreoffice-common
libreoffice-common is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the architecture-independent files of LibreOffice.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-common on Debian 9. 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-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-common
Install libreoffice-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-common
Install libreoffice-common 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 libreoffice-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-common
How To Uninstall libreoffice-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libreoffice-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-common
Uninstall libreoffice-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-common
Remove libreoffice-common Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-common
Remove libreoffice-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-common
Dependencies
libreoffice-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.