How To Install python3-orcus on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-orcus on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-orcus
python3-orcus is:
Orcus is a library that provides a collection of standalone file processing filters. It is currently focused on providing filters for spreadsheet documents, but filters for other productivity application types (such as wordprocessor and presentation) are in consideration.
The library currently includes filters for xlsx, ods, csv, and generic XML formats.
This package contains the python bindings for liborcus.
There are three methods to install python3-orcus 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 python3-orcus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-orcus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-orcus
Install python3-orcus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-orcus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-orcus
Install python3-orcus 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 python3-orcus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-orcus
How To Uninstall python3-orcus on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-orcus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-orcus
Uninstall python3-orcus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-orcus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-orcus
Remove python3-orcus Configurations and Data
To remove python3-orcus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-orcus
Remove python3-orcus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-orcus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-orcus
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-orcus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
