How To Install uim-xim on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-xim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uim-ximInstall uim-xim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-xim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uim-ximInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install uim-xim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uim-ximHow 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-ximUninstall 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-ximRemove 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-ximRemove 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-ximDependencies
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.
