How To Install freewnn-jserver on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install freewnn-jserver on Debian 9. freewnn-jserver is Japanese input system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freewnn-jserver on Debian 9.

What is freewnn-jserver

freewnn-jserver is:

FreeWnn jserver (Wnn) is a network-extensible Kana-to-Kanji conversion system. It was jointly developed and released by the Software Research Group of Kyoto University Research Institute for Mathematical Science, OMRON Corporation and Astec, Inc. and now maintained by the FreeWnn Project.

There are three methods to install freewnn-jserver 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 freewnn-jserver Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freewnn-jserver

Install freewnn-jserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freewnn-jserver

Install freewnn-jserver 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 freewnn-jserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freewnn-jserver

How To Uninstall freewnn-jserver on Debian 9

To uninstall only the freewnn-jserver package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freewnn-jserver

Uninstall freewnn-jserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freewnn-jserver

Remove freewnn-jserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freewnn-jserver

Remove freewnn-jserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freewnn-jserver

Dependencies

freewnn-jserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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