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