How To Install foma on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install foma on Debian 11.
What is foma
foma is:
Compiler, programming language, and C library for constructing finite-state automata and transducers for various uses.
There are three methods to install foma on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install foma Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install foma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install foma
Install foma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install foma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install foma
Install foma 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 foma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install foma
How To Uninstall foma on Debian 11
To uninstall only the foma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove foma
Uninstall foma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall foma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove foma
Remove foma Configurations and Data
To remove foma configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge foma
Remove foma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove foma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foma
Dependencies
foma have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install foma package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
