How To Install libimecore-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimecore-dev on Kali Linux. libimecore-dev is Generic Input Method Implementation (core dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimecore-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libimecore-dev

libimecore-dev is:

Libime is a generic input method implementation library. It is mainly used by fcitx5, the next generation of fcitx input method framework.

This package provides development files for core library.

There are three methods to install libimecore-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libimecore-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libimecore-dev

Install libimecore-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libimecore-dev

Install libimecore-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libimecore-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libimecore-dev

How To Uninstall libimecore-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libimecore-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libimecore-dev

Uninstall libimecore-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libimecore-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimecore-dev

Remove libimecore-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libimecore-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libimecore-dev

Remove libimecore-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimecore-dev

Dependencies

libimecore-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libimecore-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.