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