How To Install im-config on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install im-config on Kali Linux.

What is im-config

im-config is:

im-config package provides the framework to configure and to switch the input method. This input method is the essential mechanism for Japanese, Chinese and Korean (CJK) languages to enter their non-ASCII native characters.

Many modern input methods such as IBus support not only one of these CJK languages but support almost all languages simultaneously by dynamically switching keyboard modes with GUI helper program.

By installing this package, the most desirable input method and its backend conversion engine are automatically configured with both the X Window System Input Method (XIM), GTK input method module, Qt input method module, and clutter input method module.

You can further customize your input method with ‘im-config’ command.

There are three methods to install im-config 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 im-config Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install im-config using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install im-config

Install im-config Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install im-config

Install im-config 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 im-config using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install im-config

How To Uninstall im-config on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the im-config package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove im-config

Uninstall im-config And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove im-config

Remove im-config Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge im-config

Remove im-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge im-config

Dependencies

im-config have the following dependencies:

• gettext-base

References

• im-config website

Summary

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