How To Install skkdic-extra on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install skkdic-extra on Kali Linux.

What is skkdic-extra

skkdic-extra is:

This package provides various dictionary files, such as SKK-JISYO.zipcode', SKK-JISYO.geo’, SKK-JISYO.station', SKK-JISYO.emoji’, SKK-JISYO.jinmei', SKK-JISYO.fullname’, SKK-JISYO.law', SKK-JISYO.pinyin’, and so on, except `SKK-JISYO.L’ as the standard dictionary file provided by the skkdic package, for SKK Japanese input systems.

To merge or edit dictionaries, install the skktools package. To use dictionaries more conveniently, several SKK dictionary servers are available, such as dbskkd-cdb and skksearch.

There are three methods to install skkdic-extra on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install skkdic-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install skkdic-extra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install skkdic-extra

Install skkdic-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install skkdic-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install skkdic-extra

Install skkdic-extra Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install skkdic-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install skkdic-extra

How To Uninstall skkdic-extra on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the skkdic-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove skkdic-extra

Uninstall skkdic-extra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall skkdic-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove skkdic-extra

Remove skkdic-extra Configurations and Data

To remove skkdic-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge skkdic-extra

Remove skkdic-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove skkdic-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge skkdic-extra

Dependencies

skkdic-extra have the following dependencies:

References

• skkdic-extra website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install skkdic-extra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.