How To Install fcitx-table-cantonhk on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cantonhk on Kali Linux.
What is fcitx-table-cantonhk
fcitx-table-cantonhk is:
Fcitx is a 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 Qt4 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package provides Cantonhk table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-cantonhk 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-table-cantonhk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cantonhk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-cantonhkInstall fcitx-table-cantonhk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-cantonhk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-cantonhkInstall fcitx-table-cantonhk 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-table-cantonhk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-cantonhkHow To Uninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-cantonhk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-cantonhkUninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-cantonhk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-cantonhkRemove fcitx-table-cantonhk Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-cantonhk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-cantonhkRemove fcitx-table-cantonhk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-cantonhk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-cantonhkDependencies
fcitx-table-cantonhk have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-cantonhk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
