How To Install fcitx-config-common on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-config-common on Debian 11.
What is fcitx-config-common
fcitx-config-common is:
Fcitx is the Free Chinese Input Toy of X, which was initially designed for Chinese users, and used XIM protocol. Now it has already evolved into a highly modularized, feature rich input method framework for Unix-like platforms supporting a considerable amount of frontends, backends and modules.
It is an ideal choice for the vast majority. Many of its features make users of Unix-like platforms have a fully modern input experience for the first time. It has also greatly lower the threshold for developers, making the development of extended functions much easier than ever before.
This package provides common files for the graphic configuration tool.
There are three methods to install fcitx-config-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fcitx-config-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-config-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-config-common
Install fcitx-config-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-config-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-config-common
Install fcitx-config-common Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-config-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-config-common
How To Uninstall fcitx-config-common on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fcitx-config-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-config-common
Uninstall fcitx-config-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-config-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-config-common
Remove fcitx-config-common Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-config-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-config-common
Remove fcitx-config-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-config-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-config-common
Dependencies
fcitx-config-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-config-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
