How To Install uim-plugins on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-plugins on Kali Linux.
What is uim-plugins
uim-plugins is:
Uim is an input method module library which supports various scripts and can act as a front end for a range of input methods, including Anthy, Canna, or SKK (for Japanese), Pinyin (for Chinese), Byeoru (for Korean), and M17n (for many other languages). Most of its functions are implemented in Scheme, so it’s very simple and flexible.
This package contains the plugin files for uim.
There are three methods to install uim-plugins 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 uim-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-pluginsInstall uim-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-pluginsInstall uim-plugins 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-pluginsHow To Uninstall uim-plugins on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the uim-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uim-pluginsUninstall uim-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uim-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-pluginsRemove uim-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove uim-plugins configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uim-pluginsRemove uim-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uim-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-pluginsDependencies
uim-plugins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-plugins package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
