How To Install libopencc2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopencc2
libopencc2 is:
opencc is a library for converting character between traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.
This package includes the shared library.
There are three methods to install libopencc2 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 libopencc2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencc2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopencc2
Install libopencc2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopencc2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopencc2
Install libopencc2 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 libopencc2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopencc2
How To Uninstall libopencc2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopencc2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopencc2
Uninstall libopencc2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopencc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencc2
Remove libopencc2 Configurations and Data
To remove libopencc2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopencc2
Remove libopencc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopencc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencc2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencc2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
