How To Install libwnn-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libwnn-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libwnn-dev is Header files and static libraries for Wnn (FreeWnn jserver)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwnn-dev on Debian 10.

What is libwnn-dev

libwnn-dev is:

FreeWnn jserver (Wnn) is a network-extensible Kana-to-Kanji conversion system. It was jointly developed and released by the Software Research Group of Kyoto University Research Institute for Mathematical Science, OMRON Corporation and Astec, Inc. and now maintained by the FreeWnn Project.

This package contains the header files and static library for Wnn. Install this package if you wish to develop your own Wnn client programs.

There are three methods to install libwnn-dev 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 libwnn-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 libwnn-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwnn-dev

Install libwnn-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwnn-dev

Install libwnn-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwnn-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwnn-dev

How To Uninstall libwnn-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libwnn-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwnn-dev

Uninstall libwnn-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwnn-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwnn-dev

Remove libwnn-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libwnn-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwnn-dev

Remove libwnn-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwnn-dev

Dependencies

libwnn-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwnn-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.