How To Install libhfst55 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libhfst55 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libhfst55 is Helsinki Finite-State Transducer Technology Libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst55 on Debian 12.

What is libhfst55

libhfst55 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 libhfst55 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhfst55 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfst55 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhfst55

Install libhfst55 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhfst55 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhfst55

Install libhfst55 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 libhfst55 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhfst55

How To Uninstall libhfst55 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libhfst55 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhfst55

Uninstall libhfst55 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhfst55 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhfst55

Remove libhfst55 Configurations and Data

To remove libhfst55 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhfst55

Remove libhfst55 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhfst55 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhfst55

Dependencies

libhfst55 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhfst55 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.