How To Install libskk-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libskk-common
libskk-common is:
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
