How To Install fcitx-module-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04. fcitx-module-dbus is Flexible Input Method Framework - D-Bus module and IPC frontend

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fcitx-module-dbus

fcitx-module-dbus 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 the D-Bus module and IPC interface which are directly used by IM Modules and KIMPanel support for instance.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-module-dbus

Install fcitx-module-dbus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx-module-dbus

Install fcitx-module-dbus 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-module-dbus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-module-dbus

How To Uninstall fcitx-module-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fcitx-module-dbus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-module-dbus

Uninstall fcitx-module-dbus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fcitx-module-dbus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-module-dbus

Remove fcitx-module-dbus Configurations and Data

To remove fcitx-module-dbus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-module-dbus

Remove fcitx-module-dbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-module-dbus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-module-dbus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.