How To Install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper on Kali Linux. fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper is Fcitx Input Method Framework v5 (pinyinhelper module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper on Kali Linux.

What is fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper 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 pinyinhelper module. It is used to enhance the input experience of Chinese pinyin users.

There are three methods to install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper 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-module-pinyinhelper 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-pinyinhelper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

How To Uninstall fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Uninstall fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Remove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Remove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper

Dependencies

fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-module-pinyinhelper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.