How To Install fcitx-hangul on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-hangul on Debian 10.
What is fcitx-hangul
fcitx-hangul is:
Fcitx is the Free Chinese Input Toy of X, which was initially designed for Chinese users, and used XIM protocol. Now it has already evolved into a highly modularized, feature rich input method framework for Unix-like platforms supporting a considerable amount of frontends, backends and modules.
It is an ideal choice for the vast majority. Many of its features make users of Unix-like platforms have a fully modern input experience for the first time. It has also greatly lower the threshold for developers, making the development of extended functions much easier than ever before.
This package provides the hangul module, which uses libhangul, the Hangul keyboard input library.
There are three methods to install fcitx-hangul 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-hangul 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-hangul using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-hangul
Install fcitx-hangul Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-hangul using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-hangul
Install fcitx-hangul 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-hangul using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-hangul
How To Uninstall fcitx-hangul on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fcitx-hangul package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-hangul
Uninstall fcitx-hangul And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-hangul and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-hangul
Remove fcitx-hangul Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-hangul configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-hangul
Remove fcitx-hangul configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-hangul configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-hangul
Dependencies
fcitx-hangul have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-hangul package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.