How To Install libuim8 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim8 on Debian 10.
What is libuim8
libuim8 is:
Uim is an input method module library which supports various scripts and can act as a front end for a range of input methods, including Anthy, Canna, or SKK (for Japanese), Pinyin (for Chinese), Byeoru (for Korean), and M17n (for many other languages). Most of its functions are implemented in Scheme, so it’s very simple and flexible.
This package contains the shared libraries for uim.
There are three methods to install libuim8 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libuim8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libuim8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libuim8
Install libuim8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libuim8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libuim8
Install libuim8 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 libuim8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libuim8
How To Uninstall libuim8 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libuim8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libuim8
Uninstall libuim8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libuim8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libuim8
Remove libuim8 Configurations and Data
To remove libuim8 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libuim8
Remove libuim8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libuim8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libuim8
Dependencies
libuim8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuim8 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.