How To Install python3-whoosh on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whoosh on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-whoosh
python3-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 python3 library
There are three methods to install python3-whoosh on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 python3-whoosh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-whoosh
Install python3-whoosh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-whoosh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-whoosh
Install python3-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 python3-whoosh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-whoosh
How To Uninstall python3-whoosh on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-whoosh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-whoosh
Uninstall python3-whoosh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-whoosh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-whoosh
Remove python3-whoosh Configurations and Data
To remove python3-whoosh configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-whoosh
Remove python3-whoosh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-whoosh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-whoosh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whoosh package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
