How To Install fcitx5-module-quickphrase on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is fcitx5-module-quickphrase

fcitx5-module-quickphrase 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, D-Bus 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 quickphrase module for fcitx5.

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

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

Install fcitx5-module-quickphrase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx5-module-quickphrase

Install fcitx5-module-quickphrase 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-quickphrase using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-module-quickphrase

How To Uninstall fcitx5-module-quickphrase on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-module-quickphrase

Uninstall fcitx5-module-quickphrase And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove fcitx5-module-quickphrase Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

fcitx5-module-quickphrase have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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