How To Install nkf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nkf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nkf
nkf is:
Nkf is yet another kanji code converter among networks, hosts and terminals. It converts input kanji code to designated kanji code such as 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (Shifted-JIS) or EUC.
There are three methods to install nkf 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 nkf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nkf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nkf
Install nkf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nkf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nkf
Install nkf 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 nkf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nkf
How To Uninstall nkf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nkf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nkf
Uninstall nkf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nkf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nkf
Remove nkf Configurations and Data
To remove nkf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nkf
Remove nkf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nkf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nkf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nkf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
