How To Install libreoffice-nogui on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-nogui on Debian 12.
What is libreoffice-nogui
libreoffice-nogui is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This metapackage installs all components of libreoffice:
- libreoffice-writer: Word processor
- libreoffice-calc: Spreadsheet
- libreoffice-impress: Presentation
- libreoffice-draw: Drawing
- libreoffice-base: Database
- libreoffice-math: Equation editor
WITHOUT GUI SUPPORT.
This package is intended mostly for scripting needs.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-nogui 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 libreoffice-nogui 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-nogui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-nogui
Install libreoffice-nogui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-nogui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-nogui
Install libreoffice-nogui 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-nogui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-nogui
How To Uninstall libreoffice-nogui on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libreoffice-nogui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-nogui
Uninstall libreoffice-nogui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-nogui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-nogui
Remove libreoffice-nogui Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-nogui configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-nogui
Remove libreoffice-nogui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-nogui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-nogui
Dependencies
libreoffice-nogui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-nogui package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
