How To Install libmigemo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmigemo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libmigemo-dev is Japanese incremental search tool written in C - development binaries

Introduction

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

What is libmigemo-dev

libmigemo-dev is:

Migemo is a tool that supports Japanese incremental search with Romaji. Originally migemo is written in Ruby. C/Migemo provides search tool and library written in C.

This package provides static library, header file.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmigemo-dev

Install libmigemo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmigemo-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmigemo-dev

How To Uninstall libmigemo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmigemo-dev

Uninstall libmigemo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmigemo-dev

Remove libmigemo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmigemo-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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