How to Install and Uninstall mecab-ipadic Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "mecab-ipadic" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mecab-ipadic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mecab-ipadic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mecab-ipadic
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 53097
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Osamu Aoki
Architecture: all
Version: 2.7.0-20070801+main-1
Depends: mecab-utils (>= 0.93)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mecab-ipadic/mecab-ipadic_2.7.0-20070801+main-1_all.deb
Size: 12120250
MD5sum: aefbbc32353159da36b454d2914db176
SHA1: d79b9e348e67e6538277f6ae036f67e5675ea245
SHA256: 8aa057d0c3bf7613ad03fcdc7891a84b33537e18a707fb6047f01e14f5e4c937
Description-en: IPA dictionary compiled for Mecab
This package provides IPA dictionary converted for Mecab, that is a
Japanese morphological analysis system. This dictionary is organized
in the IPA grammar system.
Description-md5: c5f8b7f5209a0aeecb12e0797bb2a3e1
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/mecab/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu