How To Install python-pyphen on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyphen on Debian 10.
What is python-pyphen
python-pyphen is:
Pyphen is a pure Python module to hyphenate text using existing Hunspell hyphenation dictionaries. This module is a fork of python-hyphenator, written by Wilbert Berendsen. It uses Debian system hyphenation packages (package hyphen-(language code) rather than the embedded set provided by upstream.
This is the Python (2) version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-pyphen on Debian 10. 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-pyphen 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-pyphen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyphen
Install python-pyphen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyphen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyphen
Install python-pyphen 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-pyphen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyphen
How To Uninstall python-pyphen on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pyphen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyphen
Uninstall python-pyphen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyphen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyphen
Remove python-pyphen Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyphen configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyphen
Remove python-pyphen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyphen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyphen
Dependencies
python-pyphen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyphen package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
