How To Install libanthy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libanthy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libanthy-dev is Japanese kana-kanji conversion - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libanthy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libanthy-dev

libanthy-dev is:

Anthy is kana-kanji conversion engine for Japanese. It converts hiragana text to mixed kana and kanji. It is implemented as a library and stores private information in ~/.anthy/.

This package provides the files necessary for compiling programs that use Anthy.

There are three methods to install libanthy-dev 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 libanthy-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libanthy-dev

Install libanthy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libanthy-dev

Install libanthy-dev 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 libanthy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libanthy-dev

How To Uninstall libanthy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libanthy-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libanthy-dev

Uninstall libanthy-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libanthy-dev

Remove libanthy-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libanthy-dev

Remove libanthy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libanthy-dev

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Summary

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