How To Install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux.
What is fcitx-frontend-gtk2
fcitx-frontend-gtk2 is:
Fcitx is an 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 Qt5 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package provides the GTK+ 2 IM Module frontend, which is recommended for all desktop users.
There are three methods to install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 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 fcitx-frontend-gtk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-frontend-gtk2Install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-frontend-gtk2Install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 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 fcitx-frontend-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-frontend-gtk2How To Uninstall fcitx-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fcitx-frontend-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-frontend-gtk2Uninstall fcitx-frontend-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-frontend-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-frontend-gtk2Remove fcitx-frontend-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-frontend-gtk2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-frontend-gtk2Remove fcitx-frontend-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-frontend-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-frontend-gtk2Dependencies
fcitx-frontend-gtk2 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-gtk2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.