How To Install anthy-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common on Kali Linux. anthy-common is Japanese kana-kanji conversion - dictionary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common on Kali Linux.

What is anthy-common

anthy-common is:

Anthy is kana-kanji conversion engine for Japanese. It converts hiragana text to mixed kana and kanji. It is implemented as a library and stores private information in ~/.anthy/.

This package provides common dictionary data files.

There are three methods to install anthy-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install anthy-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 anthy-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install anthy-common

Install anthy-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install anthy-common

Install anthy-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install anthy-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install anthy-common

How To Uninstall anthy-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the anthy-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove anthy-common

Uninstall anthy-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall anthy-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove anthy-common

Remove anthy-common Configurations and Data

To remove anthy-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge anthy-common

Remove anthy-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge anthy-common

Dependencies

anthy-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install anthy-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.