How To Install python3-hfst on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-hfst on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-hfst is Helsinki Finite-State Transducer Technology (Python3 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hfst on Debian 12.

What is python3-hfst

python3-hfst 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 Python3 module for libhfst.

There are three methods to install python3-hfst 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 python3-hfst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-hfst using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hfst

Install python3-hfst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-hfst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-hfst

Install python3-hfst 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 python3-hfst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hfst

How To Uninstall python3-hfst on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-hfst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-hfst

Uninstall python3-hfst And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-hfst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hfst

Remove python3-hfst Configurations and Data

To remove python3-hfst configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hfst

Remove python3-hfst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-hfst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hfst

Dependencies

python3-hfst have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hfst package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.