How To Install ibus-kmfl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kmfl on Debian 12.
What is ibus-kmfl
ibus-kmfl is:
ibus-kmfl is a input method engine for multiple languages, based on IBus.
This package provides the KMFL (Keyboard Mapping for Linux) IM engine for IBus. With this module, you can use keyboard layouts designed for Keyman for Windows under the IBus platform.
Note that usually you should install the newer ibus-keyman package instead.
There are three methods to install ibus-kmfl 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 ibus-kmfl 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-kmfl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ibus-kmfl
Install ibus-kmfl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ibus-kmfl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ibus-kmfl
Install ibus-kmfl 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 ibus-kmfl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ibus-kmfl
How To Uninstall ibus-kmfl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ibus-kmfl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ibus-kmfl
Uninstall ibus-kmfl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ibus-kmfl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-kmfl
Remove ibus-kmfl Configurations and Data
To remove ibus-kmfl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-kmfl
Remove ibus-kmfl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ibus-kmfl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-kmfl
Dependencies
ibus-kmfl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kmfl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
