How To Install fcitx-table-wbpy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-wbpy on Debian 9.
What is fcitx-table-wbpy
fcitx-table-wbpy 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 WubiPinyin table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-wbpy 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-wbpy 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-wbpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-wbpy
Install fcitx-table-wbpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-wbpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-wbpy
Install fcitx-table-wbpy 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-wbpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-wbpy
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-wbpy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-wbpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-wbpy
Uninstall fcitx-table-wbpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-wbpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-wbpy
Remove fcitx-table-wbpy Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-wbpy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-wbpy
Remove fcitx-table-wbpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-wbpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-wbpy
Dependencies
fcitx-table-wbpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-wbpy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.