How To Install fcitx5-skk on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-skk on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fcitx5-skk
fcitx5-skk is:
This package provides Japanese SKK input method engine for Fcitx5, which uses libskk as its backend.
SKK stands for ‘Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program’. It provide Japanese input method which convert hiragana text to kanji text.
There are three methods to install fcitx5-skk on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fcitx5-skk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-skk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-skk
Install fcitx5-skk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-skk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx5-skk
Install fcitx5-skk 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 fcitx5-skk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-skk
How To Uninstall fcitx5-skk on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fcitx5-skk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-skk
Uninstall fcitx5-skk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx5-skk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-skk
Remove fcitx5-skk Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx5-skk configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-skk
Remove fcitx5-skk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-skk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-skk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-skk package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
