How To Install libfcitx-qt5-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-data on Debian 12.
What is libfcitx-qt5-data
libfcitx-qt5-data is:
Fcitx is the Free Chinese Input Toy of X, which was initially designed for Chinese users, and used XIM protocol. Now it has already evolved into a highly modularized, feature rich input method framework for Unix-like platforms supporting a considerable amount of frontends, backends and modules.
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 Qt 4/5 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package contains data files for fcitx Qt5 integration library and Qt5 frontend.
There are three methods to install libfcitx-qt5-data on Debian 12. 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-qt5-data 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-qt5-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-qt5-data
Install libfcitx-qt5-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-qt5-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx-qt5-data
Install libfcitx-qt5-data 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-qt5-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-qt5-data
How To Uninstall libfcitx-qt5-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libfcitx-qt5-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-qt5-data
Uninstall libfcitx-qt5-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx-qt5-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-qt5-data
Remove libfcitx-qt5-data Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx-qt5-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-qt5-data
Remove libfcitx-qt5-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-qt5-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-qt5-data
Dependencies
libfcitx-qt5-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
