How To Install libfcitx-gclient1 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfcitx-gclient1 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfcitx-gclient1 is Flexible Input Method Framework - D-Bus client library for Glib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-gclient1 on Debian 10.

What is libfcitx-gclient1

libfcitx-gclient1 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 contains the following library:

  • libfcitx-gclient - D-Bus client library for Glib

There are three methods to install libfcitx-gclient1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfcitx-gclient1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-gclient1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-gclient1

Install libfcitx-gclient1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-gclient1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfcitx-gclient1

Install libfcitx-gclient1 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 libfcitx-gclient1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-gclient1

How To Uninstall libfcitx-gclient1 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfcitx-gclient1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-gclient1

Uninstall libfcitx-gclient1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfcitx-gclient1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-gclient1

Remove libfcitx-gclient1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfcitx-gclient1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-gclient1

Remove libfcitx-gclient1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-gclient1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-gclient1

Dependencies

libfcitx-gclient1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-gclient1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.