How To Install scim-canna on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-canna on Debian 10.
What is scim-canna
scim-canna is:
Smart Common Input Method platform (SCIM) is an input method server and a development platform to make Input Method developers’ lives easier. Canna is a Japanese input system available in Free Software. Canna provides a unified user interface for inputting Japanese. Canna converts kana to kanji based on a client-server model and supports automatic kana-to-kanji conversion.
There are three methods to install scim-canna on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scim-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 scim-canna using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scim-canna
Install scim-canna Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scim-canna using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scim-canna
Install scim-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install scim-canna using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scim-canna
How To Uninstall scim-canna on Debian 10
To uninstall only the scim-canna package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scim-canna
Uninstall scim-canna And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scim-canna and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-canna
Remove scim-canna Configurations and Data
To remove scim-canna configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scim-canna
Remove scim-canna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scim-canna configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-canna
Dependencies
scim-canna have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-canna package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.