How To Install libzhuyin7 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzhuyin7 on Debian 9. libzhuyin7 is Zhuyin input method library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzhuyin7 on Debian 9.

What is libzhuyin7

libzhuyin7 is:

The libzhuyin project aims to provide the algorithms core for intelligent sentence-based Chinese zhuyin input methods. libzhuyin can be integrated with input method framework likes ibus, fcitx, etc. to provide a zhuyin based input method for Traditional Chinese user.

There are three methods to install libzhuyin7 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 libzhuyin7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzhuyin7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzhuyin7

Install libzhuyin7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzhuyin7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzhuyin7

Install libzhuyin7 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 libzhuyin7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzhuyin7

How To Uninstall libzhuyin7 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libzhuyin7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzhuyin7

Uninstall libzhuyin7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzhuyin7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzhuyin7

Remove libzhuyin7 Configurations and Data

To remove libzhuyin7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzhuyin7

Remove libzhuyin7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzhuyin7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzhuyin7

Dependencies

libzhuyin7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzhuyin7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.