How To Install libpinyin-common-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpinyin-common-dev on Kali Linux. libpinyin-common-dev is library to deal with PinYin / zhuyin - common development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpinyin-common-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpinyin-common-dev

libpinyin-common-dev is:

libpinyin is a set of core algorithms designed for intelligent sentence-based Chinese PinYin / zhuyin input methods.

This package provides the common header files for both libpinyin and libzhuyin.

There are three methods to install libpinyin-common-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpinyin-common-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 libpinyin-common-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpinyin-common-dev

Install libpinyin-common-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpinyin-common-dev

Install libpinyin-common-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpinyin-common-dev

How To Uninstall libpinyin-common-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpinyin-common-dev

Uninstall libpinyin-common-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpinyin-common-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpinyin-common-dev

Remove libpinyin-common-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpinyin-common-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpinyin-common-dev

Remove libpinyin-common-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpinyin-common-dev

Dependencies

libpinyin-common-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpinyin-common-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.