How To Install scim-im-agent on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-im-agent on Kali Linux.
What is scim-im-agent
scim-im-agent is:
SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) is an input method (IM) platform.
This package provides the IM agent for SCIM. SCIM provides various IM modules for Gtk/clutter program. The IM modules communicate with SCIM through the IM agent.
For more information about SCIM, please see the description of scim package.
There are three methods to install scim-im-agent 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 scim-im-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install scim-im-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scim-im-agentInstall scim-im-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install scim-im-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scim-im-agentInstall scim-im-agent 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 scim-im-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scim-im-agentHow To Uninstall scim-im-agent on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the scim-im-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scim-im-agentUninstall scim-im-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scim-im-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-im-agentRemove scim-im-agent Configurations and Data
To remove scim-im-agent configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scim-im-agentRemove scim-im-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scim-im-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-im-agentDependencies
scim-im-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-im-agent package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.