How To Install mlterm-im-uim on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-uim on Ubuntu 18.04. mlterm-im-uim is MultiLingual TERMinal, uim input method plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-uim on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mlterm-im-uim

mlterm-im-uim is:

mlterm is a terminal emulator for X Window System, which supports various encodings, doublewidth characters, BiDi, Arabic shaping, and so on.

This package contains uim input method plugin for mlterm.

There are three methods to install mlterm-im-uim on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mlterm-im-uim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mlterm-im-uim

Install mlterm-im-uim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-uim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlterm-im-uim

Install mlterm-im-uim 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 mlterm-im-uim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlterm-im-uim

How To Uninstall mlterm-im-uim on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mlterm-im-uim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlterm-im-uim

Uninstall mlterm-im-uim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mlterm-im-uim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlterm-im-uim

Remove mlterm-im-uim Configurations and Data

To remove mlterm-im-uim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlterm-im-uim

Remove mlterm-im-uim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mlterm-im-uim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlterm-im-uim

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-uim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.