How To Install libskk-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libskk-dbg
libskk-dbg 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 the debugging symbols.
There are three methods to install libskk-dbg on Debian 9. 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-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libskk-dbg
Install libskk-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libskk-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libskk-dbg
Install libskk-dbg 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-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libskk-dbg
How To Uninstall libskk-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libskk-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libskk-dbg
Uninstall libskk-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libskk-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk-dbg
Remove libskk-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libskk-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libskk-dbg
Remove libskk-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libskk-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk-dbg
Dependencies
libskk-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.