How To Install libfcitx-qt0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfcitx-qt0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfcitx-qt0 is Flexible Input Method Framework - Meta package for Qt library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt0 on Debian 10.

What is libfcitx-qt0

libfcitx-qt0 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 following library:

  • libfcitx-qt - D-Bus client library for Qt

There are three methods to install libfcitx-qt0 on Debian 10. 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-qt0 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-qt0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-qt0

Install libfcitx-qt0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-qt0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfcitx-qt0

Install libfcitx-qt0 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 libfcitx-qt0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-qt0

How To Uninstall libfcitx-qt0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfcitx-qt0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-qt0

Uninstall libfcitx-qt0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfcitx-qt0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-qt0

Remove libfcitx-qt0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfcitx-qt0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-qt0

Remove libfcitx-qt0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-qt0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-qt0

Dependencies

libfcitx-qt0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.