How To Install fcitx-table-zhengma on Debian 10

Learn how to install fcitx-table-zhengma on Debian 10 with this tutorial. fcitx-table-zhengma is Flexible Input Method Framework - Zhengma table

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-zhengma on Debian 10.

What is fcitx-table-zhengma

fcitx-table-zhengma 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 Zhengma table used by the Fcitx table engine.

There are three methods to install fcitx-table-zhengma on Debian 10. 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-zhengma 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-zhengma using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-zhengma

Install fcitx-table-zhengma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-zhengma

Install fcitx-table-zhengma 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-zhengma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-zhengma

How To Uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-zhengma

Uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-zhengma

Remove fcitx-table-zhengma Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-table-zhengma configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-zhengma

Remove fcitx-table-zhengma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-zhengma

Dependencies

fcitx-table-zhengma have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-zhengma package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.