How To Install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7. fcitx-gtk2 is Fcitx IM module for gtk2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7.

What is fcitx-gtk2

This package contains Fcitx IM module for gtk2.

We can use yum or dnf to install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fcitx-gtk2.

Install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install fcitx-gtk2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fcitx-gtk2

Install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install fcitx-gtk2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fcitx-gtk2

How To Uninstall fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the fcitx-gtk2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fcitx-gtk2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-gtk2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.