How To Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 on Debian 11.
What is fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 is:
Fcitx5 is the next generation of fcitx input method framework. It provides plasant and modern input experience with intuitive graphical configuration tools. The framework is highly extensible with support for GTK+ and Qt toolkits, DBus interfaces, a large variety of desktop environments and a developer-friendly API.
Some of its new features include support of both Wayland and Xorg and the ability to mimic IBus Input Method Framework in order to provide better compatibility across different Linux distributions and desktop environments.
This package provides the im module of fcitx5. Users of GTK3-based applications are highly recommended to have this package installed for better input method support.
There are three methods to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 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 fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 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-frontend-gtk3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 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 fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
How To Uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-frontend-gtk3
Dependencies
fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
