Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-keyman on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ibus-keyman
ibus-keyman is:
Originally created in 1993 to type Lao on Windows, Keyman is now a free and
open source keyboarding platform which allows anyone to write a keyboard
layout for their language. Keyman is available for many platforms, including
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux and the web.
Keyboard layouts are defined with a clear and easy to understand keyboard
grammar. Keyman’s contextual input model means keyboard layouts can be
intelligent and make it simple to type even the most complex languages.
Keyboard layouts are distributed through an open catalog to all major desktop
and mobile platforms.
IBus-keyman is a IM (input method) Engine for multiple languages, based on
IBus.
This package provides the Keyman IM engine for IBus. With this module, you
can use keyboard layouts designed for Keyman version 11 or earlier under the
IBus platform.
There are three methods to install ibus-keyman on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ibus-keyman Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-keyman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-keyman
Install ibus-keyman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-keyman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-keyman
Install ibus-keyman 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 ibus-keyman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-keyman
How To Uninstall ibus-keyman on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ibus-keyman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-keyman
Uninstall ibus-keyman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-keyman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-keyman
Remove ibus-keyman Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-keyman configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-keyman
Remove ibus-keyman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-keyman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-keyman
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-keyman package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
