How To Install libreoffice-report-builder on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-report-builder on Kali Linux. libreoffice-report-builder is LibreOffice component for building database reports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-report-builder on Kali Linux.

What is libreoffice-report-builder

libreoffice-report-builder is:

LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.

This package contains the report builder: “Create with the Sun Report Builder stylish, smart-looking database reports. The flexible report editor can define group and page headers as well as group and page footers and even calculation fields are available to accomplish complex database reports.”

There are three methods to install libreoffice-report-builder 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-report-builder 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-report-builder using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-report-builder

Install libreoffice-report-builder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-report-builder using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-report-builder

Install libreoffice-report-builder 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-report-builder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-report-builder

How To Uninstall libreoffice-report-builder on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libreoffice-report-builder package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-report-builder

Uninstall libreoffice-report-builder And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreoffice-report-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-report-builder

Remove libreoffice-report-builder Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-report-builder configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-report-builder

Remove libreoffice-report-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-report-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-report-builder

Dependencies

libreoffice-report-builder have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-report-builder package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.