How To Install scim-thai on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-thai on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scim-thai
scim-thai is:
SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is an input method (IM) platform.
This package provides Thai input method engine for SCIM. Currently, it supports Ketmanee, TIS-820.2538 and Pattachote keyboards; three levels of strictness for input sequence check.
There are three methods to install scim-thai 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-thai 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-thai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scim-thai
Install scim-thai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scim-thai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scim-thai
Install scim-thai 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-thai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scim-thai
How To Uninstall scim-thai on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scim-thai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scim-thai
Uninstall scim-thai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scim-thai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-thai
Remove scim-thai Configurations and Data
To remove scim-thai configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scim-thai
Remove scim-thai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scim-thai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-thai
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-thai package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
