How To Install python3-torchtext on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-torchtext on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-torchtext
python3-torchtext is:
This package consists of:
- torchtext.data: Generic data loaders, abstractions, and iterators for text (including vocabulary and word vectors)
- torchtext.datasets: Pre-built loaders for common NLP datasets
There are three methods to install python3-torchtext on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-torchtext 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-torchtext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-torchtext
Install python3-torchtext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-torchtext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-torchtext
Install python3-torchtext 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 python3-torchtext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-torchtext
How To Uninstall python3-torchtext on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-torchtext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-torchtext
Uninstall python3-torchtext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-torchtext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-torchtext
Remove python3-torchtext Configurations and Data
To remove python3-torchtext configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-torchtext
Remove python3-torchtext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-torchtext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-torchtext
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-torchtext package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
