How To Install libkkc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkkc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libkkc-dev is Japanese Kana Kanji input library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libkkc-dev

libkkc-dev is:

libkkc provides a converter from Japanese 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.

This package provides the files necessary for compiling programs that depend on libkkc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libkkc-dev

Install libkkc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkkc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkkc-dev

How To Uninstall libkkc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libkkc-dev

Uninstall libkkc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkkc-dev

Remove libkkc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkkc-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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