How To Install python-libguess on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libguess on Debian 9.
What is python-libguess
python-libguess is:
libguess employs discrete-finite automata to deduce the character set of the input buffer. The advantage of this is that all character sets can be checked in parallel, and quickly.
This package contains a Python wrapper for libguess.
There are three methods to install python-libguess 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 python-libguess 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-libguess using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libguess
Install python-libguess Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libguess using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libguess
Install python-libguess 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 python-libguess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libguess
How To Uninstall python-libguess on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libguess package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libguess
Uninstall python-libguess And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libguess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libguess
Remove python-libguess Configurations and Data
To remove python-libguess configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libguess
Remove python-libguess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libguess configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libguess
Dependencies
python-libguess have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libguess package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
