How To Install libreoffice-script-provider-python on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-script-provider-python on Ubuntu 18.04. libreoffice-script-provider-python is Python script support provider for LibreOffice scripting framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-script-provider-python on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libreoffice-script-provider-python

libreoffice-script-provider-python is:

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

The Scripting Framework allows LibreOffice users to write and run macros in multiple languages including LibreOffice Basic, Python, Java, BeanShell and JavaScript. These macros can then be assigned to menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, events and embedded objects.

This package contains the script provider to support Python.

There are three methods to install libreoffice-script-provider-python 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 libreoffice-script-provider-python 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-script-provider-python using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-script-provider-python

Install libreoffice-script-provider-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-script-provider-python using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libreoffice-script-provider-python

Install libreoffice-script-provider-python 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 libreoffice-script-provider-python using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-script-provider-python

How To Uninstall libreoffice-script-provider-python on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libreoffice-script-provider-python package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-script-provider-python

Uninstall libreoffice-script-provider-python And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libreoffice-script-provider-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-script-provider-python

Remove libreoffice-script-provider-python Configurations and Data

To remove libreoffice-script-provider-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-script-provider-python

Remove libreoffice-script-provider-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-script-provider-python

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-script-provider-python package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.