How To Install libhfst50 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst50 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhfst50
libhfst50 is:
The Helsinki Finite-State Transducer software is intended for the implementation of morphological analysers and other tools which are based on weighted and unweighted finite-state transducer technology.
This package provides runtime libraries for HFST.
There are three methods to install libhfst50 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 libhfst50 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhfst50 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhfst50
Install libhfst50 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhfst50 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhfst50
Install libhfst50 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 libhfst50 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhfst50
How To Uninstall libhfst50 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhfst50 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhfst50
Uninstall libhfst50 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhfst50 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfst50
Remove libhfst50 Configurations and Data
To remove libhfst50 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhfst50
Remove libhfst50 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhfst50 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfst50
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst50 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
