How To Install xlsx2csv on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xlsx2csv on Kali Linux.

What is xlsx2csv

xlsx2csv is:

xlsx files are zip archives where spreadsheet data is stored. In order to process a file, various bits inside the archive need to be located. This utility uses the Expat SAX parser to collect the strings into a simple dictionary, keyed by their relative position in the XML file. This makes it possible to process files of any size.

There are three methods to install xlsx2csv on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xlsx2csv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xlsx2csv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xlsx2csv

Install xlsx2csv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xlsx2csv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xlsx2csv

Install xlsx2csv Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xlsx2csv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xlsx2csv

How To Uninstall xlsx2csv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xlsx2csv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xlsx2csv

Uninstall xlsx2csv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xlsx2csv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xlsx2csv

Remove xlsx2csv Configurations and Data

To remove xlsx2csv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xlsx2csv

Remove xlsx2csv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xlsx2csv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xlsx2csv

Dependencies

xlsx2csv have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• xlsx2csv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xlsx2csv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.