How to Install and Uninstall kakasi Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kakasi" package

Learn how to install kakasi on openSuSE Tumbleweed

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install kakasi

2. Uninstall "kakasi" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall kakasi on openSuSE Tumbleweed:

$ sudo zypper remove kakasi

3. Information about the kakasi package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package kakasi:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : kakasi
Version : 2.3.6-5.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 352.7 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : kakasi-2.3.6-5.1.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.