How To Install ibus-array on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-array on Kali Linux. ibus-array is Array 30 input engine for iBus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-array on Kali Linux.

What is ibus-array

ibus-array is:

IBus is an Intelligent Input Bus. It is a new input framework for Linux OS. It provides full featured and user friendly input method user interface. It also may help developers to develop input method easily.

ibus-array is an IM Engine for Traditional Chinese, based on IBus.

There are three methods to install ibus-array 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 ibus-array Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ibus-array using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-array

Install ibus-array Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ibus-array using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ibus-array

Install ibus-array 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 ibus-array using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-array

How To Uninstall ibus-array on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ibus-array package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ibus-array

Uninstall ibus-array And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-array

Remove ibus-array Configurations and Data

To remove ibus-array configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-array

Remove ibus-array configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ibus-array configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-array

Dependencies

ibus-array have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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