How To Install libucimf-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf-dev on Kali Linux. libucimf-dev is Unicode console input method framework - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libucimf-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libucimf-dev

libucimf-dev is:

Ucimf provides an input method framework for the Linux Unicode frame buffer console.

This package contains the development header files.

There are three methods to install libucimf-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 libucimf-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libucimf-dev

Install libucimf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libucimf-dev

Install libucimf-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libucimf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libucimf-dev

How To Uninstall libucimf-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libucimf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libucimf-dev

Uninstall libucimf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libucimf-dev

Remove libucimf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libucimf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libucimf-dev

Remove libucimf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libucimf-dev

Dependencies

libucimf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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