How To Install libfcitx-qt5-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfcitx-qt5-dev
libfcitx-qt5-dev 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 provides the development files of fcitx-qt5.
There are three methods to install libfcitx-qt5-dev 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-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-qt5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx-qt5-devInstall libfcitx-qt5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-qt5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx-qt5-devInstall libfcitx-qt5-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcitx-qt5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx-qt5-devHow To Uninstall libfcitx-qt5-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfcitx-qt5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx-qt5-devUninstall libfcitx-qt5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx-qt5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx-qt5-devRemove libfcitx-qt5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx-qt5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx-qt5-devRemove libfcitx-qt5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx-qt5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx-qt5-devDependencies
libfcitx-qt5-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx-qt5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.