How To Install python-pyfribidi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyfribidi on Debian 9. python-pyfribidi is FriBidi Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyfribidi on Debian 9.

What is python-pyfribidi

python-pyfribidi is:

FriBiDi is a bidirectional algorithm implementation for Hebrew and/or Arabic languages.

This package contains the Python module for the FriBidi C library.

There are three methods to install python-pyfribidi 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-pyfribidi 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-pyfribidi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyfribidi

Install python-pyfribidi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyfribidi

Install python-pyfribidi 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-pyfribidi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyfribidi

How To Uninstall python-pyfribidi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyfribidi

Uninstall python-pyfribidi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyfribidi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyfribidi

Remove python-pyfribidi Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyfribidi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyfribidi

Remove python-pyfribidi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyfribidi

Dependencies

python-pyfribidi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyfribidi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.