How To Install python-whoosh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whoosh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-whoosh
python-whoosh is:
Whoosh is a fast, pure-Python indexing and search library. Programmers can use it to easily add search functionality to their applications and websites. As Whoosh is pure Python, you don’t have to compile or install a binary support library and/or make Python work with a JVM, yet indexing and searching is still very fast. Whoosh is designed to be modular, so every part can be extended or replaced to meet your needs exactly.
This package contains the python2 library
There are three methods to install python-whoosh 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-whoosh 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-whoosh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-whoosh
Install python-whoosh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-whoosh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-whoosh
Install python-whoosh 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-whoosh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-whoosh
How To Uninstall python-whoosh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-whoosh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-whoosh
Uninstall python-whoosh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-whoosh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-whoosh
Remove python-whoosh Configurations and Data
To remove python-whoosh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-whoosh
Remove python-whoosh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-whoosh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-whoosh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whoosh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
