How To Install uim-xim on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install uim-xim on Kali Linux. uim-xim is Universal Input Method - XIM compatibility interface

Introduction

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

What is uim-xim

uim-xim 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 provides a bridge allowing software that can only interface with the X Input Method to work with uim.

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

sudo apt-get -y install uim-xim

Install uim-xim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uim-xim

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

sudo aptitude -y install uim-xim

How To Uninstall uim-xim on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uim-xim

Uninstall uim-xim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uim-xim

Remove uim-xim Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uim-xim

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

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

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

Dependencies

uim-xim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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