How To Install fbterm-ucimf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbterm-ucimf on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fbterm-ucimf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
