How To Install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl is:
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel is a Perl module that can be used to create a cross- platform Excel binary file. Multiple worksheets can be added to a workbook and formatting can be applied to cells. Additionally, this module supports writing text, numeric values, formulas and hyperlinks to cells.
The Excel file produced by this module is compatible with Excel 5, 95, 97 and 2000. Generated files are also compatible with the Linux/UNIX spreadsheet applications OpenOffice.org, Gnumeric and XESS. The generated files are not compatible with MS Access.
This module cannot be used to read an Excel file. See Spreadsheet::ParseExcel (libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl) or look at the main documentation for some suggestions. This module cannot be used to write to an existing Excel file.
There are three methods to install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl 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 libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
Install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
Install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl 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 libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
How To Uninstall libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
Uninstall libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
Remove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
Remove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
