How To Install uim-skk on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-skk on Debian 11.
What is uim-skk
uim-skk 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 Japanese input method SKK.
There are three methods to install uim-skk on Debian 11. 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-skk 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-skk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-skk
Install uim-skk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-skk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-skk
Install uim-skk 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-skk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-skk
How To Uninstall uim-skk on Debian 11
To uninstall only the uim-skk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-skk
Uninstall uim-skk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-skk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-skk
Remove uim-skk Configurations and Data
To remove uim-skk configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-skk
Remove uim-skk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-skk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-skk
Dependencies
uim-skk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-skk package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.