How To Install ibus-libzhuyin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libzhuyin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ibus-libzhuyin
ibus-libzhuyin is:
ibus-libzhuyin is a Chinese Zhuyin (Bopomofo) input method based on libzhuyin. It provides an intelligent sentence-based Chinese zhuyin algorithm to improve input experience.
There are three methods to install ibus-libzhuyin 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-libzhuyin 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-libzhuyin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-libzhuyin
Install ibus-libzhuyin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-libzhuyin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-libzhuyin
Install ibus-libzhuyin 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-libzhuyin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-libzhuyin
How To Uninstall ibus-libzhuyin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ibus-libzhuyin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-libzhuyin
Uninstall ibus-libzhuyin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-libzhuyin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-libzhuyin
Remove ibus-libzhuyin Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-libzhuyin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-libzhuyin
Remove ibus-libzhuyin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-libzhuyin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-libzhuyin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-libzhuyin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
