How To Install python3-libguess on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libguess on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-libguess is high-speed character set detection library (Python 3 wrapper)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libguess on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-libguess

python3-libguess is:

libguess employs discrete-finite automata to deduce the character set of the input buffer. The advantage of this is that all character sets can be checked in parallel, and quickly.

This package contains a Python 3 wrapper for libguess.

There are three methods to install python3-libguess 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 python3-libguess 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-libguess using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libguess

Install python3-libguess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libguess

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libguess

How To Uninstall python3-libguess on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libguess

Uninstall python3-libguess And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-libguess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libguess

Remove python3-libguess Configurations and Data

To remove python3-libguess configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libguess

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libguess package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.