How To Install ibus-typing-booster on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-typing-booster on Kali Linux. ibus-typing-booster is Completion input method to speedup typing

Introduction

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

What is ibus-typing-booster

ibus-typing-booster is:

Ibus-typing-booster is a predictive input method and predicts complete words based on context and partial input. One can then simply select the desired word from a list of suggestions and improve one’s typing speed and spelling.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-typing-booster

Install ibus-typing-booster Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibus-typing-booster

Install ibus-typing-booster 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-typing-booster using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-typing-booster

How To Uninstall ibus-typing-booster on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-typing-booster

Uninstall ibus-typing-booster And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-typing-booster

Remove ibus-typing-booster Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-typing-booster

Remove ibus-typing-booster configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ibus-typing-booster

Dependencies

ibus-typing-booster have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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