How To Install libscim8v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscim8v5 on Kali Linux. libscim8v5 is library for SCIM platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscim8v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libscim8v5

libscim8v5 is:

SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is an input method (IM) platform.

This package provides runtime libraries for SCIM platform.

For more information about SCIM, please see the description of scim package.

There are three methods to install libscim8v5 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 libscim8v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libscim8v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libscim8v5

Install libscim8v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libscim8v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libscim8v5

Install libscim8v5 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 libscim8v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libscim8v5

How To Uninstall libscim8v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libscim8v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libscim8v5

Uninstall libscim8v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libscim8v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscim8v5

Remove libscim8v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libscim8v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libscim8v5

Remove libscim8v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libscim8v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscim8v5

Dependencies

libscim8v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscim8v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.