How to Install and Uninstall python-mecab Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "python-mecab" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python-mecab on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-mecab" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall python-mecab on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-mecab package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-mecab
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 152
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.99.6-1build2
Provides: python2.7-mecab
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libmecab2 (>= 0.996-1.2ubuntu1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8), mecab-jumandic | mecab-ipadic
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-mecab/python-mecab_0.99.6-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 36096
MD5sum: 8d629f557262324f9a51d49ba1ad561a
SHA1: fb8618f874a94456433110bc9076633ae0f39857
SHA256: 4165c2af1af6b6b74b696bed1f22ef39abc959a25b96657a96474a47264e2572
Description-en: mecab binding for Python
Mecab is a morphological analysis system. It reads Japanese
sentences from the standard input, segments them into morpheme
sequences, and outputs them to the standard output with many
additional pieces of information (pronunciation, semantic
information, etc).
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python-mecab is binding for Python.
Description-md5: 56edbd00de2a4ea261a385ea12922d2a
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mecab/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu