How To Install mlterm-im-fcitx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-fcitx on Kali Linux. mlterm-im-fcitx is MultiLingual TERMinal, Flexible Input Method plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-fcitx on Kali Linux.

What is mlterm-im-fcitx

mlterm-im-fcitx is:

mlterm is a terminal emulator for X Window System, which supports various encodings, doublewidth characters, BiDi, Arabic shaping, and so on.

This package contains Flexible Input Method plugin for mlterm.

There are three methods to install mlterm-im-fcitx 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 mlterm-im-fcitx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-fcitx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mlterm-im-fcitx

Install mlterm-im-fcitx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-fcitx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mlterm-im-fcitx

Install mlterm-im-fcitx 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 mlterm-im-fcitx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mlterm-im-fcitx

How To Uninstall mlterm-im-fcitx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mlterm-im-fcitx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mlterm-im-fcitx

Uninstall mlterm-im-fcitx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlterm-im-fcitx

Remove mlterm-im-fcitx Configurations and Data

To remove mlterm-im-fcitx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mlterm-im-fcitx

Remove mlterm-im-fcitx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mlterm-im-fcitx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlterm-im-fcitx

Dependencies

mlterm-im-fcitx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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