How To Install file-kanji on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install file-kanji on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install file-kanji package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
