How To Install libfcitx-qt5-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-data on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libfcitx-qt5-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-qt5-data

How To Uninstall libfcitx-qt5-data on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

• libfcitx-qt5-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.