How To Install python3-pyuca on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyuca on Debian 9. python3-pyuca is Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA) for Python3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyuca on Debian 9.

What is python3-pyuca

python3-pyuca is:

The Unicode Collation Algorithm is defined in the Unicode Technical Report #10 (UTR-10). It defines a customizable method to compare two strings which can be used for the implementation of sorting orders for Unicode alphabets.

This library is a Python implementation of the UCA which provides special features for the sorting of non-English Unicode strings like multi-level comparison, contraction, and expansion.

This package provides Pyuca for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-pyuca on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-pyuca Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyuca using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyuca

Install python3-pyuca Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyuca using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyuca

Install python3-pyuca 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 python3-pyuca using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyuca

How To Uninstall python3-pyuca on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-pyuca package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyuca

Uninstall python3-pyuca And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyuca and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyuca

Remove python3-pyuca Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyuca configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyuca

Remove python3-pyuca configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyuca configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyuca

Dependencies

python3-pyuca have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyuca package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.