How To Install ibus-kkc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kkc on Kali Linux. ibus-kkc is Japanese Kana Kanji input engine for IBus

Introduction

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

What is ibus-kkc

ibus-kkc 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-kkc is an input method (IM) for Japanese, based on IBus.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-kkc

Install ibus-kkc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibus-kkc

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

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-kkc

How To Uninstall ibus-kkc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-kkc

Uninstall ibus-kkc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-kkc

Remove ibus-kkc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-kkc

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

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

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

Dependencies

ibus-kkc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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