How To Install ibus-m17n on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n in AlmaLinux 8. ibus-m17n is The M17N engine for IBus platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ibus-m17n

M17N engine for IBus input platform. It allows input of many languages using the input table maps from m17n-db.

We can use yum or dnf to install ibus-m17n on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ibus-m17n.

Install ibus-m17n 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-m17n using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ibus-m17n

Install ibus-m17n 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-m17n using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ibus-m17n

How To Uninstall ibus-m17n on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the ibus-m17n package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ibus-m17n

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.