How To Install uim-tcode on Debian 10

Learn how to install uim-tcode on Debian 10 with this tutorial. uim-tcode is Universal Input Method - T-Code support metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-tcode on Debian 10.

What is uim-tcode

uim-tcode 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, 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 provides uim support for TUT-Code (or “T-Code”), a Japanese input method mapping pairs of alphanumeric codes to individual kanji - see http://openlab.jp/tcode/ (in Japanese).

There are three methods to install uim-tcode on Debian 10. 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-tcode 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-tcode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uim-tcode

Install uim-tcode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-tcode

Install uim-tcode 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-tcode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-tcode

How To Uninstall uim-tcode on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove uim-tcode

Uninstall uim-tcode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uim-tcode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-tcode

Remove uim-tcode Configurations and Data

To remove uim-tcode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-tcode

Remove uim-tcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-tcode

Dependencies

uim-tcode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-tcode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.