How To Install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
on Debian 10.
What is fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
fcitx-module-cloudpinyin is:
Fcitx is the Flexible Input Method Framework, 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 cloudpinyin module, which supports to make use of Pinyin APIs on the Internet and display the first result as the second input candidate.
Please be aware by installing and enabling this module, Fcitx will send your input data to the Internet to retrieve result candidates.
There are three methods to install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
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-module-cloudpinyin 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-module-cloudpinyin
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin 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-module-cloudpinyin
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
How To Uninstall fcitx-module-cloudpinyin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Uninstall fcitx-module-cloudpinyin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Remove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Remove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
Dependencies
fcitx-module-cloudpinyin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-cloudpinyin
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.