How To Install libskk-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dbg on Debian 9. libskk-dbg is library to deal with Japanese kana-kanji conversion method - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libskk-dbg

libskk-dbg is:

Library that provides GObject-based interface of Japanese input methods. Currently it supports SKK (Simple Kana Kanji) with various typing rules including romaji-to-kana, AZIK, ACT, TUT-Code, T-Code, and NICOLA.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install libskk-dbg 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 libskk-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libskk-dbg

Install libskk-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libskk-dbg

Install libskk-dbg 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 libskk-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libskk-dbg

How To Uninstall libskk-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libskk-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libskk-dbg

Uninstall libskk-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk-dbg

Remove libskk-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libskk-dbg

Remove libskk-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk-dbg

Dependencies

libskk-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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