How To Install libuim-plugins on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim-plugins on Debian 9.
What is libuim-plugins
libuim-plugins is:
Uim is an input method module library which supports various scripts and can act as a front end for a range of input methods, including Anthy, Canna, PRIME, or SKK (for Japanese), Pinyin (for Chinese), Byeoru (for Korean), and M17n (for many other languages). Most of its functions are implemented in Scheme, so it’s very simple and flexible.
This package contains the plugin files for uim.
There are three methods to install libuim-plugins 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 libuim-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuim-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuim-plugins
Install libuim-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuim-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuim-plugins
Install libuim-plugins 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 libuim-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuim-plugins
How To Uninstall libuim-plugins on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libuim-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuim-plugins
Uninstall libuim-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuim-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuim-plugins
Remove libuim-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove libuim-plugins configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuim-plugins
Remove libuim-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuim-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuim-plugins
Dependencies
libuim-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim-plugins package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
