How To Install ibus-input-pad on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-input-pad on Kali Linux. ibus-input-pad is Input Pad for IBus

Introduction

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

What is ibus-input-pad

ibus-input-pad is:

The input pad engine for IBus platform. It provides the interface to use input-pad with IBus.

This package contains the IBus engine.

There are three methods to install ibus-input-pad 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-input-pad 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-input-pad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-input-pad

Install ibus-input-pad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibus-input-pad

Install ibus-input-pad 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-input-pad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-input-pad

How To Uninstall ibus-input-pad on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-input-pad

Uninstall ibus-input-pad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-input-pad

Remove ibus-input-pad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-input-pad

Remove ibus-input-pad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-input-pad

Dependencies

ibus-input-pad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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