How To Install libskk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libskk-dev
libskk-dev 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 library development files.
There are three methods to install libskk-dev 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-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 libskk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libskk-dev
Install libskk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libskk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libskk-dev
Install libskk-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libskk-dev
How To Uninstall libskk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libskk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libskk-dev
Uninstall libskk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libskk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk-dev
Remove libskk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libskk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libskk-dev
Remove libskk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libskk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
