How To Install uim-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-common on Debian 9.
What is uim-common
uim-common 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 common files for the uim packages.
There are three methods to install uim-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-common
Install uim-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-common
Install uim-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-common
How To Uninstall uim-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the uim-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-common
Uninstall uim-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-common
Remove uim-common Configurations and Data
To remove uim-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-common
Remove uim-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-common
Dependencies
uim-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
