How To Install ibus-zhuyin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-zhuyin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ibus-zhuyin
ibus-zhuyin is:
This traditional Chinese zhuyin input method is designed for old school users.
There is no intelligent phonetic matching mechanism. You have to select which word you want everytime.
There are three methods to install ibus-zhuyin on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-zhuyin 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-zhuyin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-zhuyin
Install ibus-zhuyin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-zhuyin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-zhuyin
Install ibus-zhuyin 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-zhuyin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-zhuyin
How To Uninstall ibus-zhuyin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ibus-zhuyin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-zhuyin
Uninstall ibus-zhuyin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-zhuyin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-zhuyin
Remove ibus-zhuyin Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-zhuyin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-zhuyin
Remove ibus-zhuyin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-zhuyin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-zhuyin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-zhuyin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.