How To Install libimetable-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimetable-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libimetable-dev is Generic Input Method Implementation (table dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimetable-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libimetable-dev

libimetable-dev is:

Libime is a generic input method implementation library. It is mainly used by fcitx5, the next generation of fcitx input method framework.

This package provides development files for table library.

There are three methods to install libimetable-dev 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 libimetable-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libimetable-dev

Install libimetable-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libimetable-dev

Install libimetable-dev 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 libimetable-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimetable-dev

How To Uninstall libimetable-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libimetable-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimetable-dev

Uninstall libimetable-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimetable-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimetable-dev

Remove libimetable-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libimetable-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimetable-dev

Remove libimetable-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimetable-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimetable-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.