How To Install mlterm-im-m17nlib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-m17nlib on Ubuntu 18.04. mlterm-im-m17nlib is MultiLingual TERMinal, m17nlib input method plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-m17nlib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mlterm-im-m17nlib

mlterm-im-m17nlib 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 m17nlib input method plugin for mlterm.

There are three methods to install mlterm-im-m17nlib 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-m17nlib 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-m17nlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mlterm-im-m17nlib

Install mlterm-im-m17nlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-m17nlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlterm-im-m17nlib

Install mlterm-im-m17nlib 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-m17nlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlterm-im-m17nlib

How To Uninstall mlterm-im-m17nlib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mlterm-im-m17nlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlterm-im-m17nlib

Uninstall mlterm-im-m17nlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mlterm-im-m17nlib 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-m17nlib

Remove mlterm-im-m17nlib Configurations and Data

To remove mlterm-im-m17nlib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlterm-im-m17nlib

Remove mlterm-im-m17nlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mlterm-im-m17nlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlterm-im-m17nlib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-m17nlib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.