How To Install kinput2-canna on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kinput2-canna
on Kali Linux.
What is kinput2-canna
kinput2-canna is:
Kinput2 is an input server for X11 applications that want Japanese text input.
A client that wants kana-kanji conversion service for Japanese text sends a request to kinput2. Kinput2 receives the request, does kana-kanji conversion, and sends the converted text back to the client.
This package supports Canna cannaserver.
There are three methods to install kinput2-canna
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 kinput2-canna Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kinput2-canna
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kinput2-canna
Install kinput2-canna Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kinput2-canna
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kinput2-canna
Install kinput2-canna 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 kinput2-canna
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kinput2-canna
How To Uninstall kinput2-canna on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kinput2-canna
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kinput2-canna
Uninstall kinput2-canna And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kinput2-canna
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kinput2-canna
Remove kinput2-canna Configurations and Data
To remove kinput2-canna
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kinput2-canna
Remove kinput2-canna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kinput2-canna
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kinput2-canna
Dependencies
kinput2-canna have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kinput2-canna
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.