How To Install libopencc-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc-dev on Debian 9. libopencc-dev is simplified-traditional Chinese conversion library - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc-dev on Debian 9.

What is libopencc-dev

libopencc-dev is:

opencc is a library for converting character between traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.

This package includes the development support files.

There are three methods to install libopencc-dev 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 libopencc-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 libopencc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopencc-dev

Install libopencc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopencc-dev

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libopencc-dev

How To Uninstall libopencc-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libopencc-dev

Uninstall libopencc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencc-dev

Remove libopencc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libopencc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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