How To Install canna on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install canna on Debian 12.
What is canna
canna is:
Canna provides a unified user interface for Japanese input. It is based on a client-server model and supports automatic kana-to-kanji conversion.
It supports multiple clients (including kinput2 and canuum), and allows them all to work in the same way, sharing customization files, romaji-to-kana conversion rules and conversion dictionaries.
This package provides the Canna server program and dictionary files.
There are three methods to install canna on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install canna Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install canna using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install canna
Install canna Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install canna using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install canna
Install canna 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 canna using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install canna
How To Uninstall canna on Debian 12
To uninstall only the canna package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove canna
Uninstall canna And Its Dependencies
To uninstall canna and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove canna
Remove canna Configurations and Data
To remove canna configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge canna
Remove canna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove canna configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge canna
Dependencies
canna have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install canna package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.