How To Install uim-gtk3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-gtk3 on Kali Linux.

What is uim-gtk3

uim-gtk3 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 an GTK+3.0 front-end applications for uim.

There are three methods to install uim-gtk3 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-gtk3 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-gtk3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uim-gtk3

Install uim-gtk3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uim-gtk3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uim-gtk3

Install uim-gtk3 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-gtk3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uim-gtk3

How To Uninstall uim-gtk3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the uim-gtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uim-gtk3

Uninstall uim-gtk3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uim-gtk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-gtk3

Remove uim-gtk3 Configurations and Data

To remove uim-gtk3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-gtk3

Remove uim-gtk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uim-gtk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uim-gtk3

Dependencies

uim-gtk3 have the following dependencies:

• uim

References

• uim-gtk3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-gtk3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.