How To Install ddskk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddskk on Debian 9.
What is ddskk
ddskk is:
Daredevil SKK (DDSKK) is a fast and efficient Japanese input system written in Emacs Lisp.
DDSKK is an expand version of SKK (Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program, originated by Masahiko Sato). The way of Kana to Kanji conversion is characteristic of SKK. To learn the usage of DDSKK, the tutorial program `skk-tutorial’ is available.
By default, DDSKK tries to connect an skkserv compatible dictionary server such as dbskkd-cdb, skksearch or yaskkserv on localhost. Directly use of a dictionary file without skkserv is also supported.
To make a local dictionary from the skkdic package and the skkdic-extra package, use the update-skkdic command of the skktools package. To use optional features, install required packages such as lookup-el, kakasi, and so on.
There are three methods to install ddskk 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 ddskk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ddskk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ddskk
Install ddskk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ddskk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ddskk
Install ddskk 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 ddskk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ddskk
How To Uninstall ddskk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ddskk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ddskk
Uninstall ddskk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ddskk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddskk
Remove ddskk Configurations and Data
To remove ddskk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ddskk
Remove ddskk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ddskk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddskk
Dependencies
ddskk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddskk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.