How To Install libgooglepinyin0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgooglepinyin0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgooglepinyin0-dev is Pinyin engine fork from Google Pinyin on Android - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgooglepinyin0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgooglepinyin0-dev

libgooglepinyin0-dev is:

libgooglepinyin is a fork of Google Pinyin on Android, it features to have excellent input experience and uses little resource.

This package provides the library development files.

There are three methods to install libgooglepinyin0-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 libgooglepinyin0-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 libgooglepinyin0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgooglepinyin0-dev

Install libgooglepinyin0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgooglepinyin0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgooglepinyin0-dev

Install libgooglepinyin0-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 libgooglepinyin0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgooglepinyin0-dev

How To Uninstall libgooglepinyin0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgooglepinyin0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgooglepinyin0-dev

Uninstall libgooglepinyin0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgooglepinyin0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgooglepinyin0-dev

Remove libgooglepinyin0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgooglepinyin0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgooglepinyin0-dev

Remove libgooglepinyin0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgooglepinyin0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgooglepinyin0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgooglepinyin0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.