How To Install uim-m17nlib on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-m17nlib on Debian 9.
What is uim-m17nlib
uim-m17nlib 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 general-purpose input method M17n (for “Multilingualization”).
There are three methods to install uim-m17nlib on Debian 9. 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-m17nlib 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-m17nlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-m17nlib
Install uim-m17nlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-m17nlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-m17nlib
Install uim-m17nlib 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-m17nlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-m17nlib
How To Uninstall uim-m17nlib on Debian 9
To uninstall only the uim-m17nlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-m17nlib
Uninstall uim-m17nlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-m17nlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-m17nlib
Remove uim-m17nlib Configurations and Data
To remove uim-m17nlib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-m17nlib
Remove uim-m17nlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-m17nlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-m17nlib
Dependencies
uim-m17nlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-m17nlib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.