How To Install libhfst45 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst45 on Debian 9. libhfst45 is Helsinki Finite-State Transducer Technology Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst45 on Debian 9.

What is libhfst45

libhfst45 is:

The Helsinki Finite-State Transducer software is intended for the implementation of morphological analysers and other tools which are based on weighted and unweighted finite-state transducer technology.

This package provides runtime libraries for HFST.

There are three methods to install libhfst45 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 libhfst45 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfst45 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhfst45

Install libhfst45 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfst45 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhfst45

Install libhfst45 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 libhfst45 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhfst45

How To Uninstall libhfst45 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libhfst45 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhfst45

Uninstall libhfst45 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhfst45 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfst45

Remove libhfst45 Configurations and Data

To remove libhfst45 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhfst45

Remove libhfst45 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhfst45 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfst45

Dependencies

libhfst45 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst45 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.