How To Install libopencc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopencc-dev
libopencc-dev is:
opencc is a library for converting character between traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.
This package includes the development support files.
There are three methods to install libopencc-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 libopencc-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 libopencc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencc-dev
Install libopencc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencc-dev
Install libopencc-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 libopencc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencc-dev
How To Uninstall libopencc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopencc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencc-dev
Uninstall libopencc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencc-dev
Remove libopencc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopencc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencc-dev
Remove libopencc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
