How To Install fcitx-table-cangjie3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cangjie3 on Debian 9. fcitx-table-cangjie3 is Flexible Input Method Framework - Cangjie3 table

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cangjie3 on Debian 9.

What is fcitx-table-cangjie3

fcitx-table-cangjie3 is:

Fcitx is a input method framework with extension support, which provides an interface for entering characters of different scripts in applications using a variety of mapping systems.

It offers a pleasant and modern experience, with intuitive graphical configuration tools and customizable skins and mapping tables. It is highly modularized and extensible, with GTK+ 2/3 and Qt4 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.

This package provides Cangjie3 table used by the Fcitx table engine.

There are three methods to install fcitx-table-cangjie3 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-table-cangjie3 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-table-cangjie3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-cangjie3

Install fcitx-table-cangjie3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cangjie3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-cangjie3

Install fcitx-table-cangjie3 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-table-cangjie3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-cangjie3

How To Uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the fcitx-table-cangjie3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-cangjie3

Uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-cangjie3

Remove fcitx-table-cangjie3 Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-table-cangjie3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-cangjie3

Remove fcitx-table-cangjie3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-cangjie3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-cangjie3

Dependencies

fcitx-table-cangjie3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cangjie3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.