How To Install libthai-data on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthai-data on Debian 11. libthai-data is Data files for Thai language support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthai-data on Debian 11.

What is libthai-data

libthai-data is:

LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string supports.

This package contains data files needed by the LibThai library.

There are three methods to install libthai-data on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libthai-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libthai-data

Install libthai-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libthai-data

Install libthai-data 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 libthai-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libthai-data

How To Uninstall libthai-data on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libthai-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libthai-data

Uninstall libthai-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libthai-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthai-data

Remove libthai-data Configurations and Data

To remove libthai-data configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libthai-data

Remove libthai-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthai-data

Dependencies

libthai-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthai-data package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.