How To Install python-libhfst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libhfst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libhfst
python-libhfst 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 Python2 module for libhfst.
There are three methods to install python-libhfst 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 python-libhfst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libhfst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libhfst
Install python-libhfst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libhfst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libhfst
Install python-libhfst 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 python-libhfst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libhfst
How To Uninstall python-libhfst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libhfst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libhfst
Uninstall python-libhfst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libhfst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libhfst
Remove python-libhfst Configurations and Data
To remove python-libhfst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libhfst
Remove python-libhfst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libhfst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libhfst
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libhfst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
