How To Install libskk0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libskk0 is library to deal with Japanese kana-kanji conversion method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libskk0

libskk0 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 shared library.

There are three methods to install libskk0 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 libskk0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libskk0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libskk0

Install libskk0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libskk0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libskk0

Install libskk0 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 libskk0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libskk0

How To Uninstall libskk0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libskk0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libskk0

Uninstall libskk0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libskk0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libskk0

Remove libskk0 Configurations and Data

To remove libskk0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libskk0

Remove libskk0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libskk0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libskk0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libskk0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.