How To Install libfcitx5-qt1 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5-qt1 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfcitx5-qt1
libfcitx5-qt1 is:
Fcitx5 is the next generation of fcitx input method framework. It provides plasant and modern input experience with intuitive graphical configuration tools. The framework is highly extensible with support for GTK+ and Qt toolkits, DBus interfaces, a large variety of desktop environments and a developer-friendly API.
Some of its new features include support of both Wayland and Xorg and the ability to mimic IBus Input Method Framework in order to provide better compatibility across different Linux distributions and desktop environments.
This package provides the Qt5 support for fcitx5.
There are three methods to install libfcitx5-qt1 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 libfcitx5-qt1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5-qt1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx5-qt1
Install libfcitx5-qt1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5-qt1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx5-qt1
Install libfcitx5-qt1 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 libfcitx5-qt1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx5-qt1
How To Uninstall libfcitx5-qt1 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfcitx5-qt1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx5-qt1
Uninstall libfcitx5-qt1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx5-qt1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx5-qt1
Remove libfcitx5-qt1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx5-qt1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx5-qt1
Remove libfcitx5-qt1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx5-qt1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx5-qt1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5-qt1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.