How To Install fcitx-unikey on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-unikey
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fcitx-unikey
fcitx-unikey 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 functions much easier than ever before.
This package provides the wrapper for Unikey engine, which is an input method for Vietnamese.
There are three methods to install fcitx-unikey
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-unikey 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-unikey
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-unikey
Install fcitx-unikey Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-unikey
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-unikey
Install fcitx-unikey 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-unikey
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-unikey
How To Uninstall fcitx-unikey on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-unikey
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-unikey
Uninstall fcitx-unikey And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-unikey
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-unikey
Remove fcitx-unikey Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-unikey
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-unikey
Remove fcitx-unikey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-unikey
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-unikey
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-unikey
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.