How To Install fcitx-table-stroke5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-stroke5 on Kali Linux.

What is fcitx-table-stroke5

fcitx-table-stroke5 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 Stroke5 table used by the Fcitx table engine.

There are three methods to install fcitx-table-stroke5 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-stroke5 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-table-stroke5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-stroke5

Install fcitx-table-stroke5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-stroke5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-stroke5

Install fcitx-table-stroke5 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-table-stroke5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-stroke5

How To Uninstall fcitx-table-stroke5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fcitx-table-stroke5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-stroke5

Uninstall fcitx-table-stroke5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-table-stroke5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-stroke5

Remove fcitx-table-stroke5 Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-table-stroke5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-stroke5

Remove fcitx-table-stroke5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-stroke5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-stroke5

Dependencies

fcitx-table-stroke5 have the following dependencies:

• fcitx-table

References

• fcitx-table-stroke5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-stroke5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.