How To Install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8. kcm-fcitx is KDE Config Module for Fcitx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8.

What is kcm-fcitx

Kcm-fcitx is a System Settings module to manage Fcitx. You can config fcitx through “Personalization” - “Regional Settings” - “Input Method” now.

We can use yum or dnf to install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kcm-fcitx.

Install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install kcm-fcitx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kcm-fcitx

Install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install kcm-fcitx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kcm-fcitx

How To Uninstall kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the kcm-fcitx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kcm-fcitx

kcm-fcitx Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/fcitx-skin.knsrc
/usr/bin/kbd-layout-viewer
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/11e2ae970724ee5f222825807d61fd94252e0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/c0926841429fc2bbcf080f5a82ca1487345e26
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/kcm_fcitx.so
/usr/share/kservices5/kbd-layout-viewer.desktop
/usr/share/kservices5/kcm_fcitx.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/kcm-fcitx
/usr/share/licenses/kcm-fcitx/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/kcm_fcitx.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kcm_fcitx.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/kcm_fcitx.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/kcm_fcitx.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/kcm_fcitx.mo

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kcm-fcitx on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.