How To Install fcitx-module-dbus on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-dbus on Kali Linux.
What is fcitx-module-dbus
fcitx-module-dbus 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 D-Bus module and IPC interface which are directly used by IM Modules and KIMPanel support for instance.
There are three methods to install fcitx-module-dbus 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-module-dbus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-module-dbus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-module-dbusInstall fcitx-module-dbus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-module-dbus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-module-dbusInstall fcitx-module-dbus 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-module-dbus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-module-dbusHow To Uninstall fcitx-module-dbus on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fcitx-module-dbus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-module-dbusUninstall fcitx-module-dbus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-module-dbus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-module-dbusRemove fcitx-module-dbus Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-module-dbus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-module-dbusRemove fcitx-module-dbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-module-dbus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-module-dbusDependencies
fcitx-module-dbus have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-dbus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.