How to Install and Uninstall kakasi Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "kakasi" package

This tutorial shows how to install kakasi on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                kakasi
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kakasi" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kakasi on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                kakasi
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kakasi package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package kakasi:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : kakasi
Version : 2.3.6-bp155.2.21
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 336.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : kakasi-2.3.6-bp155.2.21.src
Upstream URL : http://kakasi.namazu.org/
Summary : Filter to Convert Kanji Characters to Hiragana, Katakana, or Romaji
Description :
KAKASI is the language processing filter to convert Kanji characters to
Hiragana, Katakana, or Romaji(1) and may be helpful for reading
Japanese documents. The word-splitting patch is merged from version
2.3.0.
The name "KAKASI" is the abbreviation of "kanji kana simple inverter"
and the inverse of SKK "simple kana kanji converter" developed by
Masahiko Sato at Tohoku University. Most entries of the kakasi
dictionary are derived from the SKK dictionaries. If interested in the
naming of KAKASI, consult a Japanese-English dictionary.
(1) "Romaji" is an alphabetical description of Japanese pronunciation.