How To Install yaskkserv on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaskkserv on Kali Linux.

What is yaskkserv

yaskkserv is:

yaskkserv is a dictionary server for the SKK Japanese input method system. yaskkserv is written in C++ from scratch in consideration of embedded environment, but is compatible with skkserv on the protocol behavior.

yaskkserv can use multiple dictionaries and also supports server completion.

There are three methods to install yaskkserv on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install yaskkserv Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yaskkserv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yaskkserv

Install yaskkserv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yaskkserv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yaskkserv

Install yaskkserv Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install yaskkserv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yaskkserv

How To Uninstall yaskkserv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yaskkserv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yaskkserv

Uninstall yaskkserv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yaskkserv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaskkserv

Remove yaskkserv Configurations and Data

To remove yaskkserv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yaskkserv

Remove yaskkserv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yaskkserv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaskkserv

Dependencies

yaskkserv have the following dependencies:

• skkdic
• lsb-base
• libc6
• libgnutls-openssl27
• libstdc++6
• libsystemd0

References

• yaskkserv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaskkserv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.