How To Install gtk-im-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-im-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gtk-im-libthai
gtk-im-libthai is:
LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string supports.
This package provides third-party plugin for Thai input method in GTK+ 2, including input sequence correction, using LibThai.
There are three methods to install gtk-im-libthai 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 gtk-im-libthai Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-im-libthai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk-im-libthai
Install gtk-im-libthai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-im-libthai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk-im-libthai
Install gtk-im-libthai 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 gtk-im-libthai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk-im-libthai
How To Uninstall gtk-im-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gtk-im-libthai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk-im-libthai
Uninstall gtk-im-libthai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk-im-libthai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-im-libthai
Remove gtk-im-libthai Configurations and Data
To remove gtk-im-libthai configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-im-libthai
Remove gtk-im-libthai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk-im-libthai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-im-libthai
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-im-libthai package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
