How To Install ddskk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddskk on Kali Linux. ddskk is efficient and characteristic Japanese input system for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddskk on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddskk

Remove ddskk Configurations and Data

To remove ddskk configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.