How To Install fcitx-frontend-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-frontend-qt5
fcitx-frontend-qt5 is:
Fcitx is the Free Chinese Input Toy of X, which was initially designed for Chinese users, and used XIM protocol. Now it has already evolved into a highly modularized, feature rich input method framework for Unix-like platforms supporting a considerable amount of frontends, backends and modules.
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 Qt 4/5 IM Modules, support for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly API.
This package provides the Qt5 IM Module frontend, which is necessary for Fcitx users who would like to use Qt5 applications.
There are three methods to install fcitx-frontend-qt5 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 fcitx-frontend-qt5 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-frontend-qt5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-frontend-qt5
Install fcitx-frontend-qt5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-frontend-qt5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-frontend-qt5
Install fcitx-frontend-qt5 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 fcitx-frontend-qt5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-frontend-qt5
How To Uninstall fcitx-frontend-qt5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-frontend-qt5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-frontend-qt5
Uninstall fcitx-frontend-qt5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-frontend-qt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-frontend-qt5
Remove fcitx-frontend-qt5 Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-frontend-qt5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-frontend-qt5
Remove fcitx-frontend-qt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-frontend-qt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-frontend-qt5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-frontend-qt5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
