How To Install python-louis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-louis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-louis
python-louis is:
Liblouis is a braille translator and back-translator. It features support for computer and literary braille, supports contracted and uncontracted translation for many languages and has support for hyphenation. Liblouis also supports math braille (Nemeth and Marburg).
This package contains Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-louis 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-louis 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-louis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-louis
Install python-louis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-louis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-louis
Install python-louis 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-louis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-louis
How To Uninstall python-louis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-louis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-louis
Uninstall python-louis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-louis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-louis
Remove python-louis Configurations and Data
To remove python-louis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-louis
Remove python-louis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-louis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-louis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-louis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
