How To Install libchewing3-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchewing3-dev on Debian 9.
What is libchewing3-dev
libchewing3-dev is:
libchewing is an intelligent phonetic input method library for Chinese.
It provides the core algorithm and logic so that they can be shared among the various input methods like JMCCE, xcin-chewing, scim-chewing, iiimf-chewing, screen-chewing, ime-chewing, etc.
The Chewing input method is a smart bopomofo fonetics input method that is useful for inputing Mandarin Chinese based language.
This package contains static library and header files for developer.
There are three methods to install libchewing3-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libchewing3-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 libchewing3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libchewing3-dev
Install libchewing3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libchewing3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libchewing3-dev
Install libchewing3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libchewing3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libchewing3-dev
How To Uninstall libchewing3-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libchewing3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libchewing3-dev
Uninstall libchewing3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libchewing3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchewing3-dev
Remove libchewing3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libchewing3-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libchewing3-dev
Remove libchewing3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libchewing3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libchewing3-dev
Dependencies
libchewing3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libchewing3-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.