How To Install m17n-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install m17n-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is m17n-contrib
m17n-contrib is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install m17n-contrib 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 m17n-contrib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install m17n-contrib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install m17n-contrib
Install m17n-contrib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install m17n-contrib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install m17n-contrib
Install m17n-contrib 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 m17n-contrib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install m17n-contrib
How To Uninstall m17n-contrib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the m17n-contrib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove m17n-contrib
Uninstall m17n-contrib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall m17n-contrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove m17n-contrib
Remove m17n-contrib Configurations and Data
To remove m17n-contrib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge m17n-contrib
Remove m17n-contrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove m17n-contrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge m17n-contrib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install m17n-contrib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
