How To Install libfoma0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfoma0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfoma0
libfoma0 is:
Foma can be used for constructing finite-state automata and transducers. It has support for many natural language processing applications such as producing morphological analyzers. It is sufficiently generic to use for a large number of purposes in addition to NLP. The foma interface is similar to the Xerox xfst interface
This package includes the foma C library.
There are three methods to install libfoma0 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 libfoma0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfoma0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfoma0
Install libfoma0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfoma0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfoma0
Install libfoma0 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 libfoma0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfoma0
How To Uninstall libfoma0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfoma0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfoma0
Uninstall libfoma0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfoma0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfoma0
Remove libfoma0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfoma0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfoma0
Remove libfoma0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfoma0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfoma0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfoma0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
