How To Install fbterm-ucimf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbterm-ucimf on Kali Linux. fbterm-ucimf is ucimf input method interface for fbterm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbterm-ucimf on Kali Linux.

What is fbterm-ucimf

fbterm-ucimf is:

This package contains an input method interface for fbterm using ucimf, the Linux Unicode framebuffer console input method framework.

There are three methods to install fbterm-ucimf 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 fbterm-ucimf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbterm-ucimf

Install fbterm-ucimf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbterm-ucimf

Install fbterm-ucimf 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 fbterm-ucimf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbterm-ucimf

How To Uninstall fbterm-ucimf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fbterm-ucimf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fbterm-ucimf

Uninstall fbterm-ucimf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbterm-ucimf

Remove fbterm-ucimf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbterm-ucimf

Remove fbterm-ucimf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbterm-ucimf

Dependencies

fbterm-ucimf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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