How To Install jvim-canna on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jvim-canna on Ubuntu 18.04. jvim-canna is Japanized VIM (Canna version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jvim-canna on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jvim-canna

jvim-canna is:

JVIM 3.0 is Japanized VIM (VI clone editor) by K.Tsuchida [email protected] on Dec 24, 2002 (patch version 2.1b). This editor can utilize the canna-server in “canna” package directly without other extra libraries (i.e. libonew) in order to enter “Kanji” from kon (Kanji Linux cONsole) in kon2 package.

There are three methods to install jvim-canna 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 jvim-canna Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jvim-canna using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jvim-canna

Install jvim-canna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jvim-canna using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jvim-canna

Install jvim-canna 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 jvim-canna using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jvim-canna

How To Uninstall jvim-canna on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the jvim-canna package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jvim-canna

Uninstall jvim-canna And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jvim-canna

Remove jvim-canna Configurations and Data

To remove jvim-canna configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jvim-canna

Remove jvim-canna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jvim-canna configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jvim-canna

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Summary

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