How To Install ibus-table-jyutping on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-table-jyutping on Ubuntu 18.04. ibus-table-jyutping is ibus-table input method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-table-jyutping on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ibus-table-jyutping

ibus-table-jyutping is:

This package provides one input method: Jyutping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping

There are three methods to install ibus-table-jyutping 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-table-jyutping 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-table-jyutping using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-table-jyutping

Install ibus-table-jyutping Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ibus-table-jyutping using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ibus-table-jyutping

Install ibus-table-jyutping 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-table-jyutping using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-table-jyutping

How To Uninstall ibus-table-jyutping on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-table-jyutping

Uninstall ibus-table-jyutping And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ibus-table-jyutping and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-table-jyutping

Remove ibus-table-jyutping Configurations and Data

To remove ibus-table-jyutping configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-table-jyutping

Remove ibus-table-jyutping configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ibus-table-jyutping configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-table-jyutping

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-table-jyutping package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.