How To Install libfcitx5core7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5core7 on Kali Linux. libfcitx5core7 is Fcitx Input Method Framework v5 (core library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5core7 on Kali Linux.

What is libfcitx5core7

libfcitx5core7 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, D-Bus 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 fcitx5 core libraries.

There are three methods to install libfcitx5core7 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 libfcitx5core7 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5core7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx5core7

Install libfcitx5core7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5core7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfcitx5core7

Install libfcitx5core7 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 libfcitx5core7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx5core7

How To Uninstall libfcitx5core7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfcitx5core7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfcitx5core7

Uninstall libfcitx5core7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfcitx5core7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx5core7

Remove libfcitx5core7 Configurations and Data

To remove libfcitx5core7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx5core7

Remove libfcitx5core7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfcitx5core7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx5core7

Dependencies

libfcitx5core7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5core7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.