How To Install mecab-jumandic-utf8 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mecab-jumandic-utf8 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mecab-jumandic-utf8
mecab-jumandic-utf8 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-utf8 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mecab-jumandic-utf8 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-utf8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mecab-jumandic-utf8
Install mecab-jumandic-utf8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mecab-jumandic-utf8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mecab-jumandic-utf8
Install mecab-jumandic-utf8 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 mecab-jumandic-utf8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mecab-jumandic-utf8
How To Uninstall mecab-jumandic-utf8 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mecab-jumandic-utf8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mecab-jumandic-utf8
Uninstall mecab-jumandic-utf8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mecab-jumandic-utf8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mecab-jumandic-utf8
Remove mecab-jumandic-utf8 Configurations and Data
To remove mecab-jumandic-utf8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mecab-jumandic-utf8
Remove mecab-jumandic-utf8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mecab-jumandic-utf8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mecab-jumandic-utf8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mecab-jumandic-utf8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
