How To Install libuim8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim8 on Kali Linux.

What is libuim8

libuim8 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, 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 shared libraries for uim.

There are three methods to install libuim8 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libuim8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libuim8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libuim8

Install libuim8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libuim8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libuim8

Install libuim8 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libuim8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libuim8

How To Uninstall libuim8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libuim8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libuim8

Uninstall libuim8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libuim8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuim8

Remove libuim8 Configurations and Data

To remove libuim8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libuim8

Remove libuim8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libuim8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuim8

Dependencies

libuim8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libuim-scm0

References

• libuim8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.