How To Install ibus-m17n on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n on Kali Linux. ibus-m17n is m17n engine for IBus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n on Kali Linux.

What is ibus-m17n

ibus-m17n is:

IBus-m17n is a IM Engine for multiple languages, based on IBus.

IBus-m17n enables IBus to input many non-latin characters from the keyboard using libm17n library.

There are three methods to install ibus-m17n 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-m17n 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-m17n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-m17n

Install ibus-m17n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ibus-m17n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ibus-m17n

Install ibus-m17n 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-m17n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-m17n

How To Uninstall ibus-m17n on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ibus-m17n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ibus-m17n

Uninstall ibus-m17n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ibus-m17n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-m17n

Remove ibus-m17n Configurations and Data

To remove ibus-m17n configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-m17n

Remove ibus-m17n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ibus-m17n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-m17n

Dependencies

ibus-m17n have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-m17n package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.