How To Install python-recoll on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-recoll on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-recoll
python-recoll is:
Personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.
This package provides Python extension module for recoll which can be use to extend recoll such as an Ubuntu Unity Lens.
There are three methods to install python-recoll 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-recoll 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-recoll using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-recoll
Install python-recoll Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-recoll using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-recoll
Install python-recoll 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-recoll using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-recoll
How To Uninstall python-recoll on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-recoll package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-recoll
Uninstall python-recoll And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-recoll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-recoll
Remove python-recoll Configurations and Data
To remove python-recoll configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-recoll
Remove python-recoll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-recoll configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-recoll
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-recoll package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
