How To Install libfcitx-gclient1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-gclient1
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfcitx-gclient1
libfcitx-gclient1 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 Qt5 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package contains the following library:
- libfcitx-gclient - D-Bus client library for Glib Task: kubuntu-live, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-live
There are three methods to install libfcitx-gclient1
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-gclient1 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-gclient1
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-gclient1
Install libfcitx-gclient1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-gclient1
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx-gclient1
Install libfcitx-gclient1 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-gclient1
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-gclient1
How To Uninstall libfcitx-gclient1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfcitx-gclient1
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-gclient1
Uninstall libfcitx-gclient1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx-gclient1
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-gclient1
Remove libfcitx-gclient1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx-gclient1
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-gclient1
Remove libfcitx-gclient1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-gclient1
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-gclient1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-gclient1
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.