How to Install and Uninstall fcitx Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "fcitx" package

This tutorial shows how to install fcitx on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fcitx
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fcitx" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fcitx on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fcitx
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fcitx package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: fcitx
Architecture: all
Version: 1:4.2.9.8-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Input Method Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: fcitx-bin, fcitx-data, fcitx-modules
Recommends: fcitx-config-gtk | kde-config-fcitx, fcitx-frontend-all | fcitx-frontend-fbterm, fcitx-ui-classic | fcitx-ui-light, im-config (>= 0.5)
Suggests: fcitx-m17n, fcitx-tools
Filename: pool/universe/f/fcitx/fcitx_4.2.9.8-1_all.deb
Size: 5736
MD5sum: 6ad66fee6ede1a64c2c3d6de25064631
SHA1: 8aa3703c2dd279b42a29c1505f21dc7a9becdb34
SHA256: 50eeb45527897b645c4c52ce2b42decbefdb296da0fbf960398952cdd797004d
SHA512: 6dfe0174e1f69e26a53638ab8a13064d16b97a5acc0aa90d6e4295bcb30257c01536618caf1bad9a08c5c57ba5dfc0cef514898591196c33387360f84b165713
Homepage: https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx
Description-en: Flexible Input Method Framework
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 Qt5 IM Modules, support
for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly
API.
.
This metapackage pulls in a set of components recommended for most desktop
users.
Description-md5: 48946455e5414991f6dc21dbe93bed31
Task: kubuntu-live, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-desktop

Package: fcitx
Status: deinstall ok config-files
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: all
Version: 1:4.2.9.7-3
Config-Version: 1:4.2.9.7-3
Depends: fcitx-bin, fcitx-data, fcitx-modules
Recommends: fcitx-config-gtk | kde-config-fcitx, fcitx-frontend-all | fcitx-frontend-fbterm, fcitx-ui-classic | fcitx-ui-light, im-config (>= 0.5)
Suggests: fcitx-m17n, fcitx-tools
Conffiles:
/etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/fcitx 16f80add1cac78453353a128af575771
Description-en: Flexible Input Method Framework
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 Qt5 IM Modules, support
for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly
API.
.
This metapackage pulls in a set of components recommended for most desktop
users.
Description-md5: 48946455e5414991f6dc21dbe93bed31
Original-Maintainer: Debian Input Method Team
Homepage: https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx