How To Install libfst8-plugins-base on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfst8-plugins-base on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfst8-plugins-base
libfst8-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 libfst8-plugins-base on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfst8-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 libfst8-plugins-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfst8-plugins-base
Install libfst8-plugins-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfst8-plugins-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfst8-plugins-base
Install libfst8-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfst8-plugins-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfst8-plugins-base
How To Uninstall libfst8-plugins-base on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfst8-plugins-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfst8-plugins-base
Uninstall libfst8-plugins-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfst8-plugins-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfst8-plugins-base
Remove libfst8-plugins-base Configurations and Data
To remove libfst8-plugins-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfst8-plugins-base
Remove libfst8-plugins-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfst8-plugins-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfst8-plugins-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfst8-plugins-base package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.