How To Install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkkc in AlmaLinux 8. libkkc is Japanese Kana Kanji conversion library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libkkc

libkkc provides a converter from Kana-string to Kana-Kanji-mixed-string. It was named after kkc.el in GNU Emacs, a simple Kana Kanji converter, while libkkc tries to convert sentences in a bit more complex way using N-gram language models.

We can use yum or dnf to install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libkkc.

Install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libkkc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libkkc

Install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libkkc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libkkc

How To Uninstall libkkc on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libkkc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libkkc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkkc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.