How To Install fcitx5-config-qt on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-config-qt on Ubuntu 22.04. fcitx5-config-qt is configuration tool for Fcitx5 (Qt version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-config-qt on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fcitx5-config-qt

fcitx5-config-qt is:

This is a configuration tool for Fcitx Input Method Framework v5.

It also provides fcitx5-migrator tool, which helps to migrate data from Fcitx4. To migrate Fcitx4 pinyin and table data, it needs tools from libime-bin package.

There are three methods to install fcitx5-config-qt on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fcitx5-config-qt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-config-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-config-qt

Install fcitx5-config-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-config-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx5-config-qt

Install fcitx5-config-qt 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-config-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-config-qt

How To Uninstall fcitx5-config-qt on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fcitx5-config-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-config-qt

Uninstall fcitx5-config-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx5-config-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-config-qt

Remove fcitx5-config-qt Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx5-config-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-config-qt

Remove fcitx5-config-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-config-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-config-qt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-config-qt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.