How To Install ucimf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ucimf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ucimf
ucimf is:
Ucimf provides an input method framework for the Linux Unicode frame buffer console.
This package contains the application.
There are three methods to install ucimf 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 ucimf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ucimf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ucimf
Install ucimf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ucimf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ucimf
Install ucimf 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 ucimf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ucimf
How To Uninstall ucimf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ucimf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ucimf
Uninstall ucimf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ucimf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ucimf
Remove ucimf Configurations and Data
To remove ucimf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ucimf
Remove ucimf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ucimf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ucimf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ucimf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
