How To Install libfoma0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfoma0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfoma0 is Xerox-compatible finite-state compiler - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfoma0 on Debian 10.

What is libfoma0

libfoma0 is:

Foma can be used for constructing finite-state automata and transducers. It has support for many natural language processing applications such as producing morphological analyzers. It is sufficiently generic to use for a large number of purposes in addition to NLP. The foma interface is similar to the Xerox xfst interface

This package includes the foma C library.

There are three methods to install libfoma0 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 libfoma0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfoma0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfoma0

Install libfoma0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfoma0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfoma0

Install libfoma0 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 libfoma0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfoma0

How To Uninstall libfoma0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfoma0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfoma0

Uninstall libfoma0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfoma0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfoma0

Remove libfoma0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfoma0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfoma0

Remove libfoma0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfoma0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfoma0

Dependencies

libfoma0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfoma0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.