How To Install libhocr-python on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhocr-python on Debian 10.
What is libhocr-python
libhocr-python is:
Libhocr is an Hebrew OCR (Optical character recognition) library written in C/C++.
This package contains Python bindings to libhocr.
There are three methods to install libhocr-python 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 libhocr-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhocr-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhocr-python
Install libhocr-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhocr-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhocr-python
Install libhocr-python 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 libhocr-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhocr-python
How To Uninstall libhocr-python on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libhocr-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhocr-python
Uninstall libhocr-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhocr-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhocr-python
Remove libhocr-python Configurations and Data
To remove libhocr-python configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhocr-python
Remove libhocr-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhocr-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhocr-python
Dependencies
libhocr-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhocr-python package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
