How To Install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libpinyin in AlmaLinux 8. ibus-libpinyin is Intelligent Pinyin engine based on libpinyin for IBus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ibus-libpinyin

It includes a Chinese Pinyin input method and a Chinese ZhuYin (Bopomofo) input method based on libpinyin for IBus.

We can use yum or dnf to install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ibus-libpinyin.

Install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ibus-libpinyin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ibus-libpinyin

Install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ibus-libpinyin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ibus-libpinyin

How To Uninstall ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the ibus-libpinyin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ibus-libpinyin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libpinyin on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.