How To Install scim-gtk-immodule on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-gtk-immodule on Kali Linux. scim-gtk-immodule is GTK+ input method module, with SCIM as the input backend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-gtk-immodule on Kali Linux.

What is scim-gtk-immodule

scim-gtk-immodule is:

SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is an input method (IM) platform.

This package is the GTK+ native input method module for SCIM. It provides a GTK+ IM module for versions 2 and 3 of GTK+, with SCIM as the input backend. This input method module should work within all GTK+ platforms, including gtk-x11, gtk-linuxfb and gtk-directfb.

The GTK+ IM module communicates with the SCIM backend through the IM agent provided by the scim-im-agent package.

For more information about SCIM, please see the description of scim package.

There are three methods to install scim-gtk-immodule 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 scim-gtk-immodule Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scim-gtk-immodule using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scim-gtk-immodule

Install scim-gtk-immodule Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scim-gtk-immodule using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scim-gtk-immodule

Install scim-gtk-immodule 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 scim-gtk-immodule using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scim-gtk-immodule

How To Uninstall scim-gtk-immodule on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scim-gtk-immodule package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scim-gtk-immodule

Uninstall scim-gtk-immodule And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-gtk-immodule

Remove scim-gtk-immodule Configurations and Data

To remove scim-gtk-immodule configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scim-gtk-immodule

Remove scim-gtk-immodule configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scim-gtk-immodule configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-gtk-immodule

Dependencies

scim-gtk-immodule have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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