How To Install fcitx-imlist on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-imlist on Kali Linux.

What is fcitx-imlist

fcitx-imlist is:

fcitx-imlist is a small program to show or change input method list.

This software is useful for the people who switch keyboard layout frequently - sometimes use equipped keyboard of mobile PC, sometimes use different layout of external keyboard with that PC.

There are three methods to install fcitx-imlist 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-imlist 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-imlist using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-imlist

Install fcitx-imlist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx-imlist

Install fcitx-imlist 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-imlist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-imlist

How To Uninstall fcitx-imlist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-imlist

Uninstall fcitx-imlist And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-imlist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-imlist

Remove fcitx-imlist Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-imlist configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-imlist

Remove fcitx-imlist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx-imlist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-imlist

Dependencies

fcitx-imlist have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfcitx-gclient1

References

• fcitx-imlist website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-imlist package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.