How To Install kanjidic on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kanjidic on Ubuntu.
What is kanjidic
kanjidic is:
The KANJIDIC file contains comprehensive information about Japanese kanji. It is a text file currently 6,355 lines long, with one line for each kanji in the two levels of the characters specified in the JIS X 0208-1990 set.
There are three methods to install kanjidic on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kanjidic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kanjidic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kanjidic
Install kanjidic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kanjidic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kanjidic
Install kanjidic 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 kanjidic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kanjidic
How To Uninstall kanjidic on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kanjidic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kanjidic
Uninstall kanjidic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kanjidic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kanjidic
Remove kanjidic Configurations and Data
To remove kanjidic configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kanjidic
Remove kanjidic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kanjidic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kanjidic
Dependencies
kanjidic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kanjidic package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.