How To Install libskk-common on Debian 12

Learn how to install libskk-common on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libskk-common is library to deal with Japanese kana-kanji conversion method - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-common on Debian 12.

What is libskk-common

libskk-common is:

Libskk is a library that provides GObject-based interface of Japanese input methods. Currently it supports SKK (Simple Kana Kanji) with various typing rules including romaji-to-kana, AZIK, ACT, TUT-Code, T-Code, and NICOLA.

This package contains common files.

There are three methods to install libskk-common on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libskk-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libskk-common

Install libskk-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libskk-common

Install libskk-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libskk-common

How To Uninstall libskk-common on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libskk-common

Uninstall libskk-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libskk-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk-common

Remove libskk-common Configurations and Data

To remove libskk-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libskk-common

Remove libskk-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk-common

Dependencies

libskk-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.