How To Install scim-kmfl-imengine on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-kmfl-imengine on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scim-kmfl-imengine
scim-kmfl-imengine is:
SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is an input method (IM) platform for Linux.
This package provides the KMFL (Keyboard Mapping for Linux) IM engine for SCIM. With this module, you can use keyboards designed for Tavultesoft Keyman for Windows under the SCIM platform.
There are three methods to install scim-kmfl-imengine 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 scim-kmfl-imengine 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-kmfl-imengine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scim-kmfl-imengine
Install scim-kmfl-imengine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scim-kmfl-imengine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scim-kmfl-imengine
Install scim-kmfl-imengine 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 scim-kmfl-imengine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scim-kmfl-imengine
How To Uninstall scim-kmfl-imengine on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scim-kmfl-imengine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scim-kmfl-imengine
Uninstall scim-kmfl-imengine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scim-kmfl-imengine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-kmfl-imengine
Remove scim-kmfl-imengine Configurations and Data
To remove scim-kmfl-imengine configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scim-kmfl-imengine
Remove scim-kmfl-imengine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scim-kmfl-imengine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-kmfl-imengine
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-kmfl-imengine package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
