How to Install and Uninstall mecab-ipadic Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the mecab-ipadic on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mecab-ipadic" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mecab-ipadic on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mecab-ipadic
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mecab-ipadic" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mecab-ipadic on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mecab-ipadic
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mecab-ipadic package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mecab-ipadic
Architecture: all
Version: 2.7.0-20070801+main-3
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Natural Language Processing (Japanese)
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53075
Depends: mecab-utils (>= 0.93)
Filename: pool/main/m/mecab-ipadic/mecab-ipadic_2.7.0-20070801+main-3_all.deb
Size: 6717648
MD5sum: 3b30d8393ed57d123e824c0453ade76e
SHA1: 8d492c4e63919842fa7f5e811aeb61ff3c9a8f5d
SHA256: 82e538f2015959972b649359159d2984e6d47514d503c9edb5fbda2631a09c50
SHA512: e0269d48b73c7faf04ef328d61d31ad5ebf26ae6d568cbf98a3bd991666a805fec8ee7f76b04544b506c2dca24a52efdedfc38d3584eee9fda5e774c527ab25e
Homepage: https://taku910.github.io/mecab/
Description: IPA dictionary compiled for Mecab
Description-md5: c5f8b7f5209a0aeecb12e0797bb2a3e1
Task: lamp-server