How To Install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic on Ubuntu 18.04. open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic is NAIST Japanese Dictionary for Open JTalk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic is:

This package provides NAIST Japanese Dictionary converted for Mecab used by Open JTalk.

This is based on ipadic, however it is released under BSD style license now by NAIST (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan).

There are three methods to install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic 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 open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

Install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

Install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic 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 open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

How To Uninstall open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

Uninstall open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

Remove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic Configurations and Data

To remove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

Remove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install open-jtalk-mecab-naist-jdic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.