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