How To Install libskk on Fedora 34

libskk is Library to deal with Japanese kana-to-kanji conversion method Library to deal with Japanese kana-to-kanji conversion method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk on Fedora 34.

What is libskk

The libskk project aims to provide GObject-based interface of Japanese input methods. Currently it supports SKK (Simple Kana Kanji) with various typing rules including romaji-to-kana, AZIK, ACT, TUT-Code, T-Code, and NICOLA. libskk 1.0.4 7.fc34 x86_64 207 k libskk-1.0.4-7.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library to deal with Japanese kana-to-kanji conversion method http GPLv3+ The libskk project aims to provide GObject-based interface of Japanese input methods. Currently it supports SKK (Simple Kana Kanji) with various typing rules including romaji-to-kana, AZIK, ACT, TUT-Code, T-Code, and NICOLA.

We can use yum or dnf to install libskk on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libskk.

Install libskk on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libskk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libskk

Install libskk on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libskk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libskk

How To Uninstall libskk on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libskk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libskk

libskk Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/3010fa26c65afb9730b85cb6b327f05127fb67
/usr/lib64/girepository-1.0/Skk-1.0.typelib
/usr/lib64/libskk.so.0
/usr/lib64/libskk.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libskk
/usr/share/doc/libskk/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libskk/README
/usr/share/doc/libskk/README.rules
/usr/share/libskk
/usr/share/libskk/rules
/usr/share/libskk/rules/README.rules
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/common.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/common.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/kana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/libskk.mo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/e6c984ac7097601a96f5efd71d9451e97d2382
/usr/lib/girepository-1.0/Skk-1.0.typelib
/usr/lib/libskk.so.0
/usr/lib/libskk.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libskk
/usr/share/doc/libskk/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libskk/README
/usr/share/doc/libskk/README.rules
/usr/share/libskk
/usr/share/libskk/rules
/usr/share/libskk/rules/README.rules
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/act09/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/common.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/azik/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/default/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/common.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/kzik/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/kana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/nicola/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tcode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/trycode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode-touch16x/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/hankaku-katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/hiragana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/katakana.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/keymap/wide-latin.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/metadata.json
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/rom-kana
/usr/share/libskk/rules/tutcode/rom-kana/default.json
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/libskk.mo

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.