How To Install python-ooolib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ooolib on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ooolib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.