How To Install uim-m17nlib on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-m17nlib on Kali Linux.

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, 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 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-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 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-m17nlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-m17nlib

How To Uninstall uim-m17nlib on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• uim-data

References

• uim-m17nlib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-m17nlib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.