How To Install kde-config-fcitx on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-fcitx on Debian 9. kde-config-fcitx is KDE configuration module for Fcitx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-fcitx on Debian 9.

What is kde-config-fcitx

kde-config-fcitx is:

This is a configuration module for System Settings for configuring the Free Chinese Input Toy of X.

It is designed to have similar functionalities to fcitx-config-gtk, with better KDE integration.

There are three methods to install kde-config-fcitx on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kde-config-fcitx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-config-fcitx

Install kde-config-fcitx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kde-config-fcitx

Install kde-config-fcitx Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install kde-config-fcitx

How To Uninstall kde-config-fcitx on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove kde-config-fcitx

Uninstall kde-config-fcitx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kde-config-fcitx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-config-fcitx

Remove kde-config-fcitx Configurations and Data

To remove kde-config-fcitx configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-config-fcitx

Remove kde-config-fcitx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-config-fcitx

Dependencies

kde-config-fcitx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-config-fcitx package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.