How To Install librime-data-scj6 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librime-data-scj6 on Ubuntu 18.04. librime-data-scj6 is RIME schema data - scj6 (a.k.a Fast Cangjie IM 6)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librime-data-scj6 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librime-data-scj6

librime-data-scj6 is:

RIME is the acronym of Rime Input Method Engine.

RIME is a lightweight, extensible input method engine supporting various input schematas including glyph-based input methods, romanization-based input methods as well as those for Chinese dialects. It has the ability to compose phrases and sentences intelligently and provide very accurate traditional Chinese output. RIME’s cross-platform core library is written in C++, and can work consistently on different platforms with OS-specific wrappers.

This package provides the scj6 schema data of RIME.

There are three methods to install librime-data-scj6 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 librime-data-scj6 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librime-data-scj6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librime-data-scj6

Install librime-data-scj6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librime-data-scj6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librime-data-scj6

Install librime-data-scj6 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 librime-data-scj6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librime-data-scj6

How To Uninstall librime-data-scj6 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librime-data-scj6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librime-data-scj6

Uninstall librime-data-scj6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librime-data-scj6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librime-data-scj6

Remove librime-data-scj6 Configurations and Data

To remove librime-data-scj6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librime-data-scj6

Remove librime-data-scj6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librime-data-scj6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librime-data-scj6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librime-data-scj6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.