How To Install fcitx-googlepinyin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-googlepinyin on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is fcitx-googlepinyin
fcitx-googlepinyin is:
fcitx-googlepinyin is a wrapper of Google Pinyin IM engine for Fcitx.
Google Pinyin is a fork of Google Pinyin on Android, it features to have excellent input experience and uses little resource. Task: kubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-desktop
There are three methods to install fcitx-googlepinyin on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-googlepinyin 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-googlepinyin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fcitx-googlepinyin
Install fcitx-googlepinyin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fcitx-googlepinyin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fcitx-googlepinyin
Install fcitx-googlepinyin 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-googlepinyin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fcitx-googlepinyin
How To Uninstall fcitx-googlepinyin on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the fcitx-googlepinyin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fcitx-googlepinyin
Uninstall fcitx-googlepinyin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fcitx-googlepinyin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fcitx-googlepinyin
Remove fcitx-googlepinyin Configurations and Data
To remove fcitx-googlepinyin configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fcitx-googlepinyin
Remove fcitx-googlepinyin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fcitx-googlepinyin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fcitx-googlepinyin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fcitx-googlepinyin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
