How To Install python3-louis on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-louis on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-louis is Python bindings for liblouis

Introduction

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

What is python3-louis

python3-louis is:

Liblouis is a braille translator and back-translator. It features support for computer and literary braille, supports contracted and uncontracted translation for many languages and has support for hyphenation. Liblouis also supports math braille (Nemeth and Marburg).

This package contains Python bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-louis

Install python3-louis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-louis

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-louis

How To Uninstall python3-louis on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-louis

Uninstall python3-louis And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-louis

Remove python3-louis Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-louis

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

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

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

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Summary

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