How To Install python-ooolib on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-ooolib on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-ooolib is Python module for creating OpenDocument documents (sp.sheet/text)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ooolib on Debian 10.

What is python-ooolib

python-ooolib is:

ooolib is a python module to be used to create simple OpenDocument spreadsheet and text documents.

In contrast to libooolib-perl this supports ODT but not the old format.

There are three methods to install python-ooolib on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-ooolib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ooolib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ooolib

Install python-ooolib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ooolib

Install python-ooolib 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 python-ooolib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ooolib

How To Uninstall python-ooolib on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-ooolib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ooolib

Uninstall python-ooolib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ooolib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ooolib

Remove python-ooolib Configurations and Data

To remove python-ooolib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ooolib

Remove python-ooolib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ooolib

Dependencies

python-ooolib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ooolib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.