How To Install fcitx-frontend-fbterm on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-fbterm on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fcitx-frontend-fbterm
fcitx-frontend-fbterm 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 FbTerm frontend, which is recommended for users who does not use X. Task: kubuntu-live
There are three methods to install fcitx-frontend-fbterm on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-frontend-fbterm 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-frontend-fbterm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-frontend-fbterm
Install fcitx-frontend-fbterm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-frontend-fbterm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-frontend-fbterm
Install fcitx-frontend-fbterm 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-frontend-fbterm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-frontend-fbterm
How To Uninstall fcitx-frontend-fbterm on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-frontend-fbterm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-frontend-fbterm
Uninstall fcitx-frontend-fbterm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-frontend-fbterm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-frontend-fbterm
Remove fcitx-frontend-fbterm Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-frontend-fbterm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-frontend-fbterm
Remove fcitx-frontend-fbterm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-frontend-fbterm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-frontend-fbterm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-fbterm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.