How To Install libreoffice-base on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-base on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libreoffice-base
libreoffice-base is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the database component for LibreOffice.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-base on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libreoffice-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-base
Install libreoffice-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-base
Install libreoffice-base 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 libreoffice-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-base
How To Uninstall libreoffice-base on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libreoffice-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-base
Uninstall libreoffice-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-base
Remove libreoffice-base Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-base
Remove libreoffice-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-base package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
