How To Install fcitx-libs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-libs on Debian 9.
What is fcitx-libs
fcitx-libs is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install fcitx-libs on Debian 9. 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-libs 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-libs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-libs
Install fcitx-libs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-libs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-libs
Install fcitx-libs 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-libs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-libs
How To Uninstall fcitx-libs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fcitx-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-libs
Uninstall fcitx-libs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-libs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-libs
Remove fcitx-libs Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-libs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-libs
Remove fcitx-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-libs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-libs
Dependencies
fcitx-libs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-libs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
