How To Install libfst4-plugins-base on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfst4-plugins-base on Debian 9.
What is libfst4-plugins-base
libfst4-plugins-base is:
OpenFst is a library for constructing, combining, optimizing, and searching weighted finite-state transducers (FSTs).
This package contains base extensions that will be dynamically loaded into any binary compiled with OpenFst if the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or equivalent) includes /usr/lib/fst.
There are three methods to install libfst4-plugins-base on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfst4-plugins-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 libfst4-plugins-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfst4-plugins-base
Install libfst4-plugins-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfst4-plugins-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfst4-plugins-base
Install libfst4-plugins-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfst4-plugins-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfst4-plugins-base
How To Uninstall libfst4-plugins-base on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfst4-plugins-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfst4-plugins-base
Uninstall libfst4-plugins-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfst4-plugins-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfst4-plugins-base
Remove libfst4-plugins-base Configurations and Data
To remove libfst4-plugins-base configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfst4-plugins-base
Remove libfst4-plugins-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfst4-plugins-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfst4-plugins-base
Dependencies
libfst4-plugins-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfst4-plugins-base package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
