How To Install python3-pyphen 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 python3-pyphen on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pyphen
python3-pyphen is:
Pyphen is a pure Python 3 module to hyphenate text using existing Hunspell hyphenation dictionaries. This module is a fork of python-hyphenator, written by Wilbert Berendsen. It uses Debian system hyphenation packages (package hyphen-(language code) rather than the embedded set provided by upstream.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-pyphen 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 python3-pyphen 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-pyphen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyphen
Install python3-pyphen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyphen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyphen
Install python3-pyphen 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-pyphen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyphen
How To Uninstall python3-pyphen on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pyphen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyphen
Uninstall python3-pyphen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyphen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyphen
Remove python3-pyphen Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyphen configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyphen
Remove python3-pyphen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyphen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyphen
Dependencies
python3-pyphen have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyphen package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.