How To Install libgcin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcin on Debian 9.
What is libgcin
libgcin is:
gcin is a GTK+ based input method which focused mainly on Traditional Chinese. However, it is also very useful for Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and many other languages.
This package contains library for gcin.
There are three methods to install libgcin 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 libgcin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcin
Install libgcin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcin
Install libgcin 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 libgcin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcin
How To Uninstall libgcin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgcin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcin
Uninstall libgcin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcin
Remove libgcin Configurations and Data
To remove libgcin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcin
Remove libgcin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcin
Dependencies
libgcin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.