How To Install libcwnn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwnn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcwnn-dev
libcwnn-dev is:
FreeWnn cserver (cWnn) is an integrated Chinese input system running on Unix workstation. It supports a wide range of input methods, satisfying the needs of the Chinese users from all over the world, including P.R.China and Taiwan. FreeWnn cserver is capable of carrying out Hanzi conversion from an arbitrary Pinyin or Zhuyin sequence, hence improving the speed of Pinyin/Zhuyin input.
This package contains the header files and the static library for cWnn. Install this package if you wish to develop your own cWnn client programs.
There are three methods to install libcwnn-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 libcwnn-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 libcwnn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcwnn-dev
Install libcwnn-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcwnn-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcwnn-dev
Install libcwnn-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 libcwnn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcwnn-dev
How To Uninstall libcwnn-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcwnn-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcwnn-dev
Uninstall libcwnn-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcwnn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcwnn-dev
Remove libcwnn-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcwnn-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcwnn-dev
Remove libcwnn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcwnn-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcwnn-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcwnn-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
