How To Install ibus-unikey on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ibus-unikey on Kali Linux. ibus-unikey is Vietnamese Input Method Engine for IBus using Unikey Engine

Introduction

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

What is ibus-unikey

ibus-unikey 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-Unikey is a Vietnamese input method for Ibus Use Unikey engine to process keyevent

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

sudo apt-get -y install ibus-unikey

Install ibus-unikey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ibus-unikey

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

sudo aptitude -y install ibus-unikey

How To Uninstall ibus-unikey on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ibus-unikey

Uninstall ibus-unikey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ibus-unikey

Remove ibus-unikey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ibus-unikey

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

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

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

Dependencies

ibus-unikey have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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