How To Install uim-skk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-skk on Ubuntu 18.04. uim-skk is Universal Input Method - SKK support metapackage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-skk on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-skk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.