How To Install mecab-jumandic on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mecab-jumandic on Debian 9. mecab-jumandic is Juman dictionary compiled for Mecab

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mecab-jumandic on Debian 9.

What is mecab-jumandic

mecab-jumandic is:

This package provides Juman dictionary converted for Mecab, that is a Japanese morphological analysis system. This dictionary is written in Masuoka-Takubo grammar system.

There are three methods to install mecab-jumandic 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 mecab-jumandic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mecab-jumandic

Install mecab-jumandic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mecab-jumandic

Install mecab-jumandic 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 mecab-jumandic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mecab-jumandic

How To Uninstall mecab-jumandic on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mecab-jumandic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mecab-jumandic

Uninstall mecab-jumandic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mecab-jumandic

Remove mecab-jumandic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mecab-jumandic

Remove mecab-jumandic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mecab-jumandic

Dependencies

mecab-jumandic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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