How To Install openrefine on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openrefine on Ubuntu.

What is `openrefine`

openrefine is:

OpenRefine is a power tool for working with messy data. Use it to improve data consistency, link it to data registries like Wikidata, augment it with data from other sources, transform it into different formats for other tools to consume, and contribute it back to the original sources. OpenRefine is not a web service but a desktop app that runs on your own computer, so you can process sensitive data with privacy.

There are three methods to install openrefine on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openrefine Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openrefine

Install openrefine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openrefine using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openrefine

Install openrefine 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 openrefine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openrefine

How To Uninstall openrefine on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the openrefine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openrefine

Uninstall openrefine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openrefine

Remove openrefine Configurations and Data

To remove openrefine configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openrefine

Remove openrefine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openrefine

Dependencies

openrefine have the following dependencies:

References

openrefine website

Summary

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