How To Install libucimf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libucimf-dev
libucimf-dev is:
Ucimf provides an input method framework for the Linux Unicode frame buffer console.
This package contains the development header files.
There are three methods to install libucimf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libucimf-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 libucimf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libucimf-dev
Install libucimf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libucimf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libucimf-dev
Install libucimf-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 libucimf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libucimf-dev
How To Uninstall libucimf-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libucimf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libucimf-dev
Uninstall libucimf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libucimf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libucimf-dev
Remove libucimf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libucimf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libucimf-dev
Remove libucimf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libucimf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libucimf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
