How To Install fcitx-table-cantonhk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cantonhk
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-table-cantonhk
fcitx-table-cantonhk 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 Cantonhk table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-cantonhk
on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-cantonhk 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-cantonhk
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-cantonhk
Install fcitx-table-cantonhk Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cantonhk
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-cantonhk
Install fcitx-table-cantonhk 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cantonhk
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-cantonhk
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-cantonhk
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-cantonhk
Uninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-cantonhk
Remove fcitx-table-cantonhk Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-cantonhk
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-cantonhk
Remove fcitx-table-cantonhk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-cantonhk
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-cantonhk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cantonhk
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.