How To Install fcitx-pinyin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-pinyin on Kali Linux. fcitx-pinyin is Flexible Input Method Framework - classic Pinyin engine

Introduction

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

What is fcitx-pinyin

fcitx-pinyin 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 classic Pinyin input method, which features very short responding time by loading the whole dict into RAM during activation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-pinyin

Install fcitx-pinyin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx-pinyin

Install fcitx-pinyin 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-pinyin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-pinyin

How To Uninstall fcitx-pinyin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-pinyin

Uninstall fcitx-pinyin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-pinyin

Remove fcitx-pinyin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-pinyin

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

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

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

Dependencies

fcitx-pinyin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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