How To Install python-pyfribidi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyfribidi on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyfribidi is FriBidi Python bindings

Introduction

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

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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

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