How To Install anthy-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common on Debian 9. anthy-common is input method for Japanese - common files and dictionary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common on Debian 9.

What is anthy-common

anthy-common is:

Anthy is a Japanese input method working on X11 and Emacs. It converts hiragana text to mixed kana and kanji. It is implemented as a library and stores private information securely in ~/.anthy/. Thus, Anthy is simple and secure (information is protected from spoofing and snooping).

This package provides common files dictonary data for anthy.

There are three methods to install anthy-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install anthy-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install anthy-common

Install anthy-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install anthy-common

Install anthy-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install anthy-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install anthy-common

How To Uninstall anthy-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the anthy-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove anthy-common

Uninstall anthy-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall anthy-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove anthy-common

Remove anthy-common Configurations and Data

To remove anthy-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge anthy-common

Remove anthy-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge anthy-common

Dependencies

anthy-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.