How To Install uim-latin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-latin on Kali Linux.

What is uim-latin

uim-latin 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 (Emacs) Latin input method, which provides composing sequences for accented and otherwise modified Roman-alphabet letters.

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

sudo apt-get -y install uim-latin

Install uim-latin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-latin

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

sudo aptitude -y install uim-latin

How To Uninstall uim-latin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uim-latin

Uninstall uim-latin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-latin

Remove uim-latin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-latin

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

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

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

Dependencies

uim-latin have the following dependencies:

• uim-data

References

• uim-latin website

Summary

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