How To Install libxlsxwriter-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxlsxwriter-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxlsxwriter-dev
libxlsxwriter-dev is:
Libxlsxwriter is a C library that can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets in an Excel 2007+ XLSX file.
This package contains the header file and development library of xlsxwriter.
There are three methods to install libxlsxwriter-dev 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 libxlsxwriter-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxlsxwriter-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxlsxwriter-dev
Install libxlsxwriter-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxlsxwriter-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxlsxwriter-dev
Install libxlsxwriter-dev 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 libxlsxwriter-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxlsxwriter-dev
How To Uninstall libxlsxwriter-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxlsxwriter-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxlsxwriter-dev
Uninstall libxlsxwriter-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxlsxwriter-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxlsxwriter-dev
Remove libxlsxwriter-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxlsxwriter-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxlsxwriter-dev
Remove libxlsxwriter-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxlsxwriter-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxlsxwriter-dev
Dependencies
libxlsxwriter-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxlsxwriter-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
