How To Install fcitx-module-x11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-x11 on Kali Linux. fcitx-module-x11 is Flexible Input Method Framework - X11 module and XIM frontend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-x11 on Kali Linux.

What is fcitx-module-x11

fcitx-module-x11 is:

Fcitx is an input method framework with extension support, which provides an interface for entering characters of different scripts in applications using a variety of mapping systems.

It offers a pleasant and modern experience, with intuitive graphical configuration tools and customizable skins and mapping tables. It is highly modularized and extensible, with GTK+ 2/3 and Qt5 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.

This package provides the X11 module, X11 utilities used by other addons such as fcitx-ui-classic, and is required for all desktop users. An Xlibs based virtual keyboard module has been also included in this package for it’s an obvious feature needed by many desktop users.

XIM frontend (client) is placed in this package too because of its nature of being the basic input protocol supported by X.

There are three methods to install fcitx-module-x11 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 fcitx-module-x11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-module-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-module-x11

Install fcitx-module-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-module-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx-module-x11

Install fcitx-module-x11 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 fcitx-module-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-module-x11

How To Uninstall fcitx-module-x11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fcitx-module-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-module-x11

Uninstall fcitx-module-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-module-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-module-x11

Remove fcitx-module-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-module-x11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-module-x11

Remove fcitx-module-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx-module-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-module-x11

Dependencies

fcitx-module-x11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-x11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.