How To Install mozc-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozc-server on Kali Linux. mozc-server is Server of the Mozc input method

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozc-server on Kali Linux.

What is mozc-server

mozc-server is:

Mozc is a Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) designed for multi-platform such as Chromium OS, Windows, Mac and Linux.

mozc-server provides GUI utilities of the Mozc input method.

This open-source project originates from Google Japanese Input.

There are three methods to install mozc-server 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 mozc-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mozc-server

Install mozc-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mozc-server

Install mozc-server 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 mozc-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mozc-server

How To Uninstall mozc-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mozc-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mozc-server

Uninstall mozc-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mozc-server

Remove mozc-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mozc-server

Remove mozc-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mozc-server

Dependencies

mozc-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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