How To Install fcitx-bin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-bin on Debian 10.
What is fcitx-bin
fcitx-bin 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 provides the essential executable binaries. If you are looking for a working input experience, please install the package “fcitx” instead.
There are three methods to install fcitx-bin 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 fcitx-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-bin
Install fcitx-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-bin
Install fcitx-bin 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 fcitx-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-bin
How To Uninstall fcitx-bin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fcitx-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-bin
Uninstall fcitx-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-bin
Remove fcitx-bin Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-bin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-bin
Remove fcitx-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-bin
Dependencies
fcitx-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-bin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.