How To Install uim-fep on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-fep on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uim-fep
uim-fep 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 curses Front End Processor to support the use of uim in a text terminal.
There are three methods to install uim-fep 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-fep 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-fep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-fep
Install uim-fep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-fep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-fep
Install uim-fep 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-fep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-fep
How To Uninstall uim-fep on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uim-fep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-fep
Uninstall uim-fep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-fep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-fep
Remove uim-fep Configurations and Data
To remove uim-fep configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-fep
Remove uim-fep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-fep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-fep
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-fep package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
