How To Install fcitx-table-all on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-all on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-table-all
fcitx-table-all 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 metapackage pulls in tables shipped with Fcitx main program:
- Cangjie
- Dianbaoma
- Erbi
- Bingchan
- Wanfeng
- WubiPinyin
- Wubi
- Ziranma
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-all 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-table-all 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-all using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-all
Install fcitx-table-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-all using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-all
Install fcitx-table-all 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-table-all using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-all
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-all on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-all package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-all
Uninstall fcitx-table-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-table-all
Remove fcitx-table-all Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-all configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-all
Remove fcitx-table-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-all
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-all package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
