How To Install ibus-kmfl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-kmfl on Kali Linux. ibus-kmfl is Input method engine for multiple languages using KMFL for IBus

Introduction

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

What is ibus-kmfl

ibus-kmfl is:

This package provides the KMFL (Keyboard Mapping for Linux) input method engine for IBus. With this module, you can use keyboard layouts designed for Keyman for Windows 6.0 under the IBus platform.

There are three methods to install ibus-kmfl 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-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 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-kmfl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-kmfl

How To Uninstall ibus-kmfl on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.