Utility to convert text between different character encodings. Most Linux distributions use the GNU glibc iconv, which is simplified and does not have the full feature set of iconv from libiconv. Features include the Java encoding (JAVA) and --unicode-subst=
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
If you’re running Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) or later, including Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) and Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.
Versions of Kubuntu between 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) don’t include snap by default, but snap can be installed from the command line as follows:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
To install iconv-simosx, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install iconv-simosx
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
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