How To Install fcitx-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. fcitx-tools is Flexible Input Method Framework - various tools

Introduction

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

What is fcitx-tools

fcitx-tools 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 following tools:

  • createPYMB: create a Pinyin data file (.mb)
  • mb2org: convert a .mb data file to .org file
  • mb2txt: convert a .mb data file to text file
  • readPYBase: read Pinyin base file
  • readPYMB: read Pinyin data file (.mb)
  • scel2org: convert scel data file (Sougou) to .org file
  • txt2mb: convert text file to .mb data file

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

sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-tools

Install fcitx-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fcitx-tools

Install fcitx-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-tools

How To Uninstall fcitx-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove fcitx-tools

Uninstall fcitx-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-tools

Remove fcitx-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-tools

Remove fcitx-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-tools

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Summary

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