How To Install python-pynlpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynlpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pynlpl
python-pynlpl is:
PyNLPl, pronounced as ‘pineapple’, is a Python library for Natural Language Processing. It contains various modules useful for common, and less common, NLP tasks. PyNLPl can be used for basic tasks such as the extraction of n-grams and frequency lists, and to build simple language models. It also contains complex data types and algorithms. Moreover, it includes parsers for file formats common in NLP (e.g. FoLiA/Giza/Moses/ARPA/Timbl/CQL) and clients to interface with various NLP specific servers. PyNLPl most notably features a very extensive library for working with FoLiA XML (Format for Linguistic Annotation).
This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-pynlpl 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-pynlpl 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-pynlpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pynlpl
Install python-pynlpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pynlpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pynlpl
Install python-pynlpl 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-pynlpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pynlpl
How To Uninstall python-pynlpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pynlpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pynlpl
Uninstall python-pynlpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pynlpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pynlpl
Remove python-pynlpl Configurations and Data
To remove python-pynlpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pynlpl
Remove python-pynlpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pynlpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pynlpl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynlpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
