How To Install scim-modules-table on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-modules-table on Kali Linux. scim-modules-table is generic tables IM engine module for SCIM platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scim-modules-table on Kali Linux.

What is scim-modules-table

scim-modules-table is:

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

This package is the generic tables IM engine for SCIM. With data tables this module can provides input method for various languages.

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

There are three methods to install scim-modules-table 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-modules-table Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scim-modules-table

Install scim-modules-table Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scim-modules-table using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scim-modules-table

Install scim-modules-table 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 scim-modules-table using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scim-modules-table

How To Uninstall scim-modules-table on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scim-modules-table package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scim-modules-table

Uninstall scim-modules-table And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scim-modules-table

Remove scim-modules-table Configurations and Data

To remove scim-modules-table configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge scim-modules-table

Remove scim-modules-table configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove scim-modules-table configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scim-modules-table

Dependencies

scim-modules-table have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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