How To Install ibus-kkc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kkc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ibus-kkc
ibus-kkc is:
IBus is an Intelligent Input Bus. It is a new input framework for Linux OS. It provides full featured and user friendly input method user interface. It also may help developers to develop input method easily.
ibus-kkc is an input method (IM) for Japanese, based on IBus.
There are three methods to install ibus-kkc 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 ibus-kkc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-kkc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-kkc
Install ibus-kkc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-kkc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-kkc
Install ibus-kkc 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 ibus-kkc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-kkc
How To Uninstall ibus-kkc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ibus-kkc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-kkc
Uninstall ibus-kkc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-kkc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-kkc
Remove ibus-kkc Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-kkc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-kkc
Remove ibus-kkc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-kkc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-kkc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kkc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
