How To Install mlterm-im-canna on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-canna on Ubuntu 18.04. mlterm-im-canna is MultiLingual TERMinal, Canna input method plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-canna on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mlterm-im-canna

mlterm-im-canna is:

mlterm is a terminal emulator for X Window System, which supports various encodings, doublewidth characters, BiDi, Arabic shaping, and so on.

This package contains Canna Input Method plugin for mlterm.

There are three methods to install mlterm-im-canna 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 mlterm-im-canna Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mlterm-im-canna

Install mlterm-im-canna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-canna using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlterm-im-canna

Install mlterm-im-canna 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 mlterm-im-canna using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlterm-im-canna

How To Uninstall mlterm-im-canna on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mlterm-im-canna package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlterm-im-canna

Uninstall mlterm-im-canna And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlterm-im-canna

Remove mlterm-im-canna Configurations and Data

To remove mlterm-im-canna configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlterm-im-canna

Remove mlterm-im-canna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlterm-im-canna

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Summary

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