How To Install fcitx-m17n on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-m17n on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-m17n
fcitx-m17n 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 is an ideal choice for the vast majority. Many of its features make users of Unix-like platforms have a fully modern input experience for the first time. It has also greatly lower the threshold for developers, making the development of extended funtions much easier than ever before.
This package provides the m17n module, which uses libm17n, a multilingual text processing library for the C language.
There are three methods to install fcitx-m17n 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-m17n 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-m17n using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-m17n
Install fcitx-m17n Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-m17n using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-m17n
Install fcitx-m17n 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-m17n using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-m17n
How To Uninstall fcitx-m17n on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-m17n package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-m17n
Uninstall fcitx-m17n And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-m17n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-m17n
Remove fcitx-m17n Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-m17n configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-m17n
Remove fcitx-m17n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-m17n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-m17n
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-m17n package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
