How To Install fcitx5-module-lua-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-module-lua-common on Debian 12.
What is fcitx5-module-lua-common
fcitx5-module-lua-common is:
Fcitx5 is the next generation of fcitx input method framework. It provides pleasant 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 architecture-independent files for fcitx5 Lua module.
There are three methods to install fcitx5-module-lua-common on Debian 12. 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-module-lua-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-module-lua-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-module-lua-common
Install fcitx5-module-lua-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-module-lua-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx5-module-lua-common
Install fcitx5-module-lua-common 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 fcitx5-module-lua-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-module-lua-common
How To Uninstall fcitx5-module-lua-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fcitx5-module-lua-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-module-lua-common
Uninstall fcitx5-module-lua-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx5-module-lua-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-module-lua-common
Remove fcitx5-module-lua-common Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx5-module-lua-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-module-lua-common
Remove fcitx5-module-lua-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-module-lua-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-module-lua-common
Dependencies
fcitx5-module-lua-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-module-lua-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
