How To Install elpa-pyim on Debian 12

Learn how to install elpa-pyim on Debian 12 with this tutorial. elpa-pyim is Chinese input method support quanpin, shuangpin, wubi, cangjie and rime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pyim on Debian 12.

What is elpa-pyim

elpa-pyim is:

pyim is a Chinese input method in the Emacs environment. The code of pyim is derived from Emacs-eim, which development stopped after 2008. Although the external input method is powerful, it can’t cooperate with Emacs tacitly, which greatly damages the feeling of Emacs.

Features:

  • pyim supports Quanpin, Shuangpin, Wubi and Cangjie, among which Quanpin is the best;

  • pyim optimizes the input method by adding thesaurus;

  • pyim uses the text lexicon format, which is convenient for processing;

  • pyim can be used as the front end for rime.

There are three methods to install elpa-pyim on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install elpa-pyim Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pyim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elpa-pyim

Install elpa-pyim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pyim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elpa-pyim

Install elpa-pyim 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 elpa-pyim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elpa-pyim

How To Uninstall elpa-pyim on Debian 12

To uninstall only the elpa-pyim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elpa-pyim

Uninstall elpa-pyim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elpa-pyim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-pyim

Remove elpa-pyim Configurations and Data

To remove elpa-pyim configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-pyim

Remove elpa-pyim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elpa-pyim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-pyim

Dependencies

elpa-pyim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pyim package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.