How To Install cellwriter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cellwriter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is cellwriter
cellwriter is:
CellWriter is a grid-entry natural handwriting input panel. As you write characters into the cells, your writing is instantly recognized at the character level. When you press ‘Enter’ on the panel, the input you entered is sent to the currently focused application as if typed on the keyboard.
- Writer-dependent, learns your handwriting for reliable recognition
- Correcting preprocessor algorithms account for digitizer noise, differing stroke order, direction, and number of strokes
- Unicode support enables you to write in your native language
There are three methods to install cellwriter on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cellwriter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cellwriter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cellwriter
Install cellwriter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cellwriter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cellwriter
Install cellwriter 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cellwriter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cellwriter
How To Uninstall cellwriter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the cellwriter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cellwriter
Uninstall cellwriter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cellwriter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cellwriter
Remove cellwriter Configurations and Data
To remove cellwriter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cellwriter
Remove cellwriter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cellwriter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cellwriter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cellwriter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.