How To Install fcitx-table-cangjie-big on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cangjie-big on Debian 9.
What is fcitx-table-cangjie-big
fcitx-table-cangjie-big is:
Fcitx is a 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 Qt4 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package provides Cangjie-Big table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-cangjie-big on Debian 9. 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-cangjie-big 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-cangjie-big using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Install fcitx-table-cangjie-big Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cangjie-big using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Install fcitx-table-cangjie-big 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-cangjie-big using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-cangjie-big
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie-big on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-cangjie-big package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie-big And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-cangjie-big and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Remove fcitx-table-cangjie-big Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-cangjie-big configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Remove fcitx-table-cangjie-big configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-cangjie-big configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-cangjie-big
Dependencies
fcitx-table-cangjie-big have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cangjie-big package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.