How To Install fcitx-modules on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-modules on Kali Linux.
What is fcitx-modules
fcitx-modules 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 includes the following common modules:
- autoeng: automatically change to English mode while inputing specific string
- chttrans: convert Simplified Chinese text to Traditional
- fullwidthchar: full-width character input support
- ipcportal: compatibility layer for ofd.portal.Fcitx
- punc: punctuation conversion support
- quickphrase: conveniently input English or from user-defined simple table
- remote: change Fcitx state (deprecated, fcitx-remote uses D-Bus now)
- spell: spell check support
- keyboard: keyboard layout intergrate.
There are three methods to install fcitx-modules 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-modules Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-modules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-modulesInstall fcitx-modules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-modules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-modulesInstall fcitx-modules 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 fcitx-modules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-modulesHow To Uninstall fcitx-modules on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fcitx-modules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-modulesUninstall fcitx-modules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-modules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-modulesRemove fcitx-modules Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-modules configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-modulesRemove fcitx-modules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-modules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-modulesDependencies
fcitx-modules have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-modules package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
