How To Install libfcitx-core0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-core0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfcitx-core0
libfcitx-core0 is:
Fcitx is a input method framework with extension support, which provides an interface for entering characters of different scripts in applications using a variety of mapping systems.
It offers a pleasant and modern experience, with intuitive graphical configuration tools and customizable skins and mapping tables. It is highly modularized and extensible, with GTK+ 2/3 and Qt4 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package contains the library file:
- libfcitx-core - core functions of Fcitx
There are three methods to install libfcitx-core0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfcitx-core0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-core0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-core0
Install libfcitx-core0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-core0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx-core0
Install libfcitx-core0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-core0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-core0
How To Uninstall libfcitx-core0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfcitx-core0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-core0
Uninstall libfcitx-core0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx-core0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-core0
Remove libfcitx-core0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx-core0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-core0
Remove libfcitx-core0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-core0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-core0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-core0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
