How To Install uim-anthy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-anthy on Debian 10.
What is uim-anthy
uim-anthy is:
Uim is an input method module library which supports various scripts and can act as a front end for a range of input methods, including Anthy, Canna, or SKK (for Japanese), Pinyin (for Chinese), Byeoru (for Korean), and M17n (for many other languages). Most of its functions are implemented in Scheme, so it’s very simple and flexible.
This package contains a plugin for uim to support the use of the Japanese input method Anthy.
There are three methods to install uim-anthy 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 uim-anthy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-anthy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-anthy
Install uim-anthy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-anthy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-anthy
Install uim-anthy 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 uim-anthy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-anthy
How To Uninstall uim-anthy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the uim-anthy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-anthy
Uninstall uim-anthy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-anthy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-anthy
Remove uim-anthy Configurations and Data
To remove uim-anthy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-anthy
Remove uim-anthy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-anthy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-anthy
Dependencies
uim-anthy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-anthy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.