How To Install uim-applet-gnome on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-applet-gnome on Debian 9. uim-applet-gnome is Universal Input Method - GNOME applet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-applet-gnome on Debian 9.

What is uim-applet-gnome

uim-applet-gnome 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, PRIME, 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 a GNOME applet which can configure uim, monitor its conversion mode, and so on.

There are three methods to install uim-applet-gnome 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 uim-applet-gnome Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uim-applet-gnome

Install uim-applet-gnome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-applet-gnome

Install uim-applet-gnome 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 uim-applet-gnome using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-applet-gnome

How To Uninstall uim-applet-gnome on Debian 9

To uninstall only the uim-applet-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uim-applet-gnome

Uninstall uim-applet-gnome And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-applet-gnome

Remove uim-applet-gnome Configurations and Data

To remove uim-applet-gnome configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-applet-gnome

Remove uim-applet-gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-applet-gnome

Dependencies

uim-applet-gnome have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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