How To Install python-pysolr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysolr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pysolr
python-pysolr is:
This module provides an interface that queries the Apache Solr server using a pure Python implementation and returns the results based on the query
Features:
- Basic operations such as selecting, updating & deleting.
- Index optimization.
- “More Like This” support (if setup in Solr).
- Spelling correction (if setup in Solr).
- Timeout support.
There are three methods to install python-pysolr 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-pysolr 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-pysolr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pysolr
Install python-pysolr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pysolr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pysolr
Install python-pysolr 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-pysolr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pysolr
How To Uninstall python-pysolr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pysolr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pysolr
Uninstall python-pysolr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pysolr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pysolr
Remove python-pysolr Configurations and Data
To remove python-pysolr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pysolr
Remove python-pysolr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pysolr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pysolr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysolr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
