How To Install libfcitx5utils-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5utils-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfcitx5utils-dev
libfcitx5utils-dev 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 development files for fcitx5 utils libraries.
There are three methods to install libfcitx5utils-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 libfcitx5utils-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5utils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfcitx5utils-devInstall libfcitx5utils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfcitx5utils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfcitx5utils-devInstall libfcitx5utils-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 libfcitx5utils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfcitx5utils-devHow To Uninstall libfcitx5utils-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfcitx5utils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfcitx5utils-devUninstall libfcitx5utils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfcitx5utils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfcitx5utils-devRemove libfcitx5utils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfcitx5utils-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfcitx5utils-devRemove libfcitx5utils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfcitx5utils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfcitx5utils-devDependencies
libfcitx5utils-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfcitx5utils-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.