How To Install uim-fep on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-fep on Kali Linux. uim-fep is Universal Input Method - front end processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-fep on Kali Linux.

What is uim-fep

uim-fep is:

Uim is an input method module library which supports various scripts and can act as a front end for a range of input methods, including Anthy, Canna, or SKK (for Japanese), Pinyin (for Chinese), Byeoru (for Korean), and M17n (for many other languages). Most of its functions are implemented in Scheme, so it’s very simple and flexible.

This package contains a curses Front End Processor to support the use of uim in a text terminal.

There are three methods to install uim-fep 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 uim-fep Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uim-fep

Install uim-fep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-fep

Install uim-fep 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 uim-fep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-fep

How To Uninstall uim-fep on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the uim-fep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uim-fep

Uninstall uim-fep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-fep

Remove uim-fep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-fep

Remove uim-fep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-fep

Dependencies

uim-fep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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