How To Install file-kanji on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install file-kanji on Debian 11. file-kanji is kanji code checker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install file-kanji on Debian 11.

What is file-kanji

file-kanji is:

This package contains file2 command. File2 command tests the classification of Japanese text files into JIS, UTF-8, EUC-JP, SJIS, ascii, and UNKNOWN. If the file package is installed, the file command is executed instead of UNKNOWN.

There are three methods to install file-kanji on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install file-kanji Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install file-kanji

Install file-kanji Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install file-kanji

Install file-kanji 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 file-kanji using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install file-kanji

How To Uninstall file-kanji on Debian 11

To uninstall only the file-kanji package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove file-kanji

Uninstall file-kanji And Its Dependencies

To uninstall file-kanji and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove file-kanji

Remove file-kanji Configurations and Data

To remove file-kanji configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge file-kanji

Remove file-kanji configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge file-kanji

Dependencies

file-kanji have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install file-kanji package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.