How To Install libucimf0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libucimf0 is Unicode console input method framework - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libucimf0

libucimf0 is:

Ucimf provides an input method framework for the Linux Unicode frame buffer console.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libucimf0 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 libucimf0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libucimf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libucimf0

Install libucimf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libucimf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libucimf0

Install libucimf0 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 libucimf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libucimf0

How To Uninstall libucimf0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libucimf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libucimf0

Uninstall libucimf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libucimf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libucimf0

Remove libucimf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libucimf0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libucimf0

Remove libucimf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libucimf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libucimf0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.