How To Install ibus-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ibus-libthai
ibus-libthai is:
ibus-libthai is a Thai IBus input method engine based on LibThai library.
It supports Ketmanee, TIS-820.2538 and Pattachote keyboard layouts, and can check and correct input sequences with three levels of strictness.
There are three methods to install ibus-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 ibus-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 ibus-libthai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-libthai
Install ibus-libthai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-libthai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-libthai
Install ibus-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 ibus-libthai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-libthai
How To Uninstall ibus-libthai on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ibus-libthai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-libthai
Uninstall ibus-libthai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-libthai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-libthai
Remove ibus-libthai Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-libthai configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-libthai
Remove ibus-libthai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-libthai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-libthai
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libthai package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.