How To Install fcitx5-table-compose on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-table-compose on Ubuntu 22.04. fcitx5-table-compose is Flexible Input Method Framework v5 - Compose table

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-table-compose on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is fcitx5-table-compose

fcitx5-table-compose 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+ and Qt IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.

This package provides Compose table used by the Fcitx5 table engine.

There are three methods to install fcitx5-table-compose 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-table-compose 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-table-compose using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-table-compose

Install fcitx5-table-compose Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx5-table-compose

Install fcitx5-table-compose 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-table-compose using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-table-compose

How To Uninstall fcitx5-table-compose on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the fcitx5-table-compose package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-table-compose

Uninstall fcitx5-table-compose And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-table-compose

Remove fcitx5-table-compose Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-table-compose

Remove fcitx5-table-compose configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-table-compose

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Summary

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