How To Install libchise-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchise-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libchise-dev is C language binding of CHISE, the character information database

Introduction

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

What is libchise-dev

libchise-dev is:

The CHISE (CHaracter Information Service Environment) project attempts to collect and organize into a Knowledge-Base information about characters in the scripts of the world. libchise is C language binding of CHISE database.

There are three methods to install libchise-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 libchise-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 libchise-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libchise-dev

Install libchise-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libchise-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libchise-dev

How To Uninstall libchise-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libchise-dev

Uninstall libchise-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchise-dev

Remove libchise-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libchise-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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