How to Install and Uninstall nkf Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "nkf" package

This tutorial shows how to install nkf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nkf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nkf" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nkf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nkf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nkf package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: nkf
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 301
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: NOKUBI Takatsugu
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13-4build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nkf/nkf_2.13-4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 126252
MD5sum: fba29c14cade5e9f09c220077b6a7ac3
SHA1: 974e020aa52de06f9192fca7f37e37693b4e6b8f
SHA256: 0eace1ac8a53289433a64513a3d039241825ea1cc35aba1bab3af9d612b2822b
Description-en: Network Kanji code conversion Filter
Nkf is yet another kanji code converter among networks,
hosts and terminals. It converts input kanji code to designated
kanji code such as 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (Shifted-JIS) or EUC.
Description-md5: 7f8e5c4e2e5ed23e006098ebc94be618
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu