How To Install dbskkd-cdb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dbskkd-cdb
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dbskkd-cdb
dbskkd-cdb is:
dbskkd-cdb is a dictionary server for SKK Japanese input systems, using D. J. Bernstein’s cdb database for faster dictionary access.
dbskkd-cdb is compatible with skkserv on the protocol behavior. It is called from an internet super-server.
This package uses the SKK dictionary cdb file `SKK-JISYO.cdb’ that is provided by the skkdic-cdb package.
If you want to convert your own dictionary to cdb, use the `makeskkcdbdic’ command. This command requires the tinycdb package.
There are three methods to install dbskkd-cdb
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 dbskkd-cdb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dbskkd-cdb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dbskkd-cdb
Install dbskkd-cdb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dbskkd-cdb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dbskkd-cdb
Install dbskkd-cdb 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 dbskkd-cdb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dbskkd-cdb
How To Uninstall dbskkd-cdb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dbskkd-cdb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dbskkd-cdb
Uninstall dbskkd-cdb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dbskkd-cdb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbskkd-cdb
Remove dbskkd-cdb Configurations and Data
To remove dbskkd-cdb
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dbskkd-cdb
Remove dbskkd-cdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dbskkd-cdb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbskkd-cdb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dbskkd-cdb
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.