How To Install fcitx-table-bingchan on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-bingchan on Debian 11.
What is fcitx-table-bingchan
fcitx-table-bingchan 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 Bingchan table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-bingchan on Debian 11. 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-table-bingchan 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-table-bingchan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-bingchan
Install fcitx-table-bingchan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-bingchan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-bingchan
Install fcitx-table-bingchan 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-table-bingchan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-bingchan
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-bingchan on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-bingchan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-bingchan
Uninstall fcitx-table-bingchan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-bingchan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-bingchan
Remove fcitx-table-bingchan Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-bingchan configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-bingchan
Remove fcitx-table-bingchan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-bingchan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-bingchan
Dependencies
fcitx-table-bingchan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-bingchan package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.