How To Install uim-chewing on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-chewing on Ubuntu 18.04. uim-chewing is Universal Input Method - Chewing plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-chewing on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is uim-chewing

uim-chewing 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, PRIME, 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 Chinese input method Chewing.

There are three methods to install uim-chewing 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 uim-chewing 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-chewing using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uim-chewing

Install uim-chewing Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-chewing

Install uim-chewing 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 uim-chewing using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-chewing

How To Uninstall uim-chewing on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the uim-chewing package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uim-chewing

Uninstall uim-chewing And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uim-chewing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-chewing

Remove uim-chewing Configurations and Data

To remove uim-chewing configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-chewing

Remove uim-chewing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-chewing

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-chewing package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.