How To Install python-egenix-mxtexttools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-egenix-mxtexttools on Ubuntu 18.04. python-egenix-mxtexttools is fast text processing tools for Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-egenix-mxtexttools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-egenix-mxtexttools

python-egenix-mxtexttools is:

mxTextTools is an extension package for Python that provides high-performance text manipulation and searching algorithms, in addition to a very flexible and extendable state machine, the Tagging Engine, which allows scanning and processing text at C speeds.

There are three methods to install python-egenix-mxtexttools 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 python-egenix-mxtexttools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-egenix-mxtexttools

Install python-egenix-mxtexttools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-egenix-mxtexttools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-egenix-mxtexttools

Install python-egenix-mxtexttools 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 python-egenix-mxtexttools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-egenix-mxtexttools

How To Uninstall python-egenix-mxtexttools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-egenix-mxtexttools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-egenix-mxtexttools

Uninstall python-egenix-mxtexttools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-egenix-mxtexttools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-egenix-mxtexttools

Remove python-egenix-mxtexttools Configurations and Data

To remove python-egenix-mxtexttools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-egenix-mxtexttools

Remove python-egenix-mxtexttools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-egenix-mxtexttools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-egenix-mxtexttools

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Summary

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