How To Install uim-pinyin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-pinyin on Debian 9.
What is uim-pinyin
uim-pinyin 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 provides uim support for the (Traditional and Simplified) Chinese input methods py, pyunihan, and pinyin-big5.
There are three methods to install uim-pinyin 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-pinyin 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-pinyin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-pinyin
Install uim-pinyin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-pinyin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-pinyin
Install uim-pinyin 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-pinyin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-pinyin
How To Uninstall uim-pinyin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the uim-pinyin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-pinyin
Uninstall uim-pinyin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-pinyin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-pinyin
Remove uim-pinyin Configurations and Data
To remove uim-pinyin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-pinyin
Remove uim-pinyin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-pinyin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-pinyin
Dependencies
uim-pinyin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-pinyin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.