How To Install uim-viqr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-viqr on Debian 9.
What is uim-viqr
uim-viqr 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 VIQR (Vietnamese Quoted-Readable) input. VIQR is a mnemonic encoding of Vietnamese characters into US ASCII for use on 7-bit systems - see RFC1456.
There are three methods to install uim-viqr 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-viqr 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-viqr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-viqr
Install uim-viqr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uim-viqr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-viqr
Install uim-viqr 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-viqr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-viqr
How To Uninstall uim-viqr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the uim-viqr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-viqr
Uninstall uim-viqr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-viqr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-viqr
Remove uim-viqr Configurations and Data
To remove uim-viqr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-viqr
Remove uim-viqr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-viqr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-viqr
Dependencies
uim-viqr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-viqr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.