How To Install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa on Debian 12.
What is fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa 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+ and Qt IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package provides IPA-X-SAMPA table used by the Fcitx5 table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa 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-table-ipa-x-sampa 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-table-ipa-x-sampa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa 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-table-ipa-x-sampa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
How To Uninstall fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Uninstall fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Remove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Remove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa
Dependencies
fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx5-table-ipa-x-sampa package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.