How To Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux.
What is fcitx5-frontend-gtk2
fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 is:
Fcitx5 is the next generation of fcitx input method framework. It provides plasant and modern input experience with intuitive graphical configuration tools. The framework is highly extensible with support for GTK+ and Qt toolkits, DBus interfaces, a large variety of desktop environments and a developer-friendly API.
Some of its new features include support of both Wayland and Xorg and the ability to mimic IBus Input Method Framework in order to provide better compatibility across different Linux distributions and desktop environments.
This package provides the im module of fcitx5. Users of GTK2-based applications are highly recommended to have this package installed for better input method support.
There are three methods to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2How To Uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-frontend-gtk2Dependencies
fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-frontend-gtk2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.