How To Install namazu2-index-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install namazu2-index-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. namazu2-index-tools is full text search engine - index handling tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install namazu2-index-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is namazu2-index-tools

namazu2-index-tools is:

Namazu is a full text search engine which is usable via CGI. It features a simple and easy setup, and is written in C and Perl. Namazu uses the text utilities nkf, kakasi or chasen.

This package including only index handling(ex, create) tools. Index file format of namazu2 is incompatible with namazu1’s one. Actually, namazu2 packages is needed for searching.

There are three methods to install namazu2-index-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install namazu2-index-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install namazu2-index-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install namazu2-index-tools

Install namazu2-index-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install namazu2-index-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install namazu2-index-tools

Install namazu2-index-tools 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 namazu2-index-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install namazu2-index-tools

How To Uninstall namazu2-index-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the namazu2-index-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove namazu2-index-tools

Uninstall namazu2-index-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall namazu2-index-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove namazu2-index-tools

Remove namazu2-index-tools Configurations and Data

To remove namazu2-index-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge namazu2-index-tools

Remove namazu2-index-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove namazu2-index-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge namazu2-index-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install namazu2-index-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.