How To Install ibus-skk on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is ibus-skk

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-skk

Install ibus-skk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibus-skk

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

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-skk

How To Uninstall ibus-skk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-skk

Uninstall ibus-skk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-skk

Remove ibus-skk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-skk

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

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

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

Dependencies

ibus-skk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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