How To Install fcitx-table-zhengma on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-zhengma on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-table-zhengma
fcitx-table-zhengma 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 Zhengma table used by the Fcitx table engine.
There are three methods to install fcitx-table-zhengma 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-zhengma 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-zhengma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-table-zhengma
Install fcitx-table-zhengma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-table-zhengma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-table-zhengma
Install fcitx-table-zhengma 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-zhengma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-table-zhengma
How To Uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-table-zhengma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-table-zhengma
Uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-table-zhengma 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-zhengma
Remove fcitx-table-zhengma Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-table-zhengma configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-table-zhengma
Remove fcitx-table-zhengma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-table-zhengma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-table-zhengma
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-table-zhengma package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
