How To Install mlterm-im-fcitx on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-fcitx on Debian 9.
What is mlterm-im-fcitx
mlterm-im-fcitx is:
mlterm is a terminal emulator for X Window System, which supports various encodings, doublewidth characters, BiDi, Arabic shaping, and so on.
This package contains Flexible Input Method plugin for mlterm.
There are three methods to install mlterm-im-fcitx on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mlterm-im-fcitx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-fcitx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mlterm-im-fcitx
Install mlterm-im-fcitx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-fcitx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mlterm-im-fcitx
Install mlterm-im-fcitx 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mlterm-im-fcitx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mlterm-im-fcitx
How To Uninstall mlterm-im-fcitx on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mlterm-im-fcitx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mlterm-im-fcitx
Uninstall mlterm-im-fcitx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mlterm-im-fcitx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlterm-im-fcitx
Remove mlterm-im-fcitx Configurations and Data
To remove mlterm-im-fcitx configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mlterm-im-fcitx
Remove mlterm-im-fcitx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mlterm-im-fcitx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlterm-im-fcitx
Dependencies
mlterm-im-fcitx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlterm-im-fcitx package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.