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Chapter 11. Fcitx

Fcitx5-configtool-5.1.9

Introduction to Fcitx5-configtool

The Fcitx5-configtool package provides a user-friendly configuration interface for Fcitx.

Fcitx5-configtool Dependencies

Required

CMake, extra-cmake-modules, Fcitx5-5.1.12, Fcitx5-Qt-5.1.9, ISO Codes, KF6, and XKeyboardConfig

Optional

KDE Plasma, libxkbcommon

Installation of Fcitx5-configtool

Install Fcitx5-configtool by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr   \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release    \
      -D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
      -D ENABLE_KCM=OFF              \
      -Wno-dev .. &&

make

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

-D CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH=ON: This switch makes cmake remove hardcoded library search paths (rpath) when installing a binary executable file or a shared library. This package does not need rpath once it's installed into the standard location, and rpath may sometimes cause unwanted effects or even security issues.

-D ENABLE_KCM=OFF: This switch disables building KDE Plasma integration for Fcitx5-configtool. Remove it if you have installed the optional dependencies.

Contents

Installed Programs: fcitx5-config-qt, fcitx5-migrator, fcitx5-plasma-theme-generator, and kbd-layout-viewer5
Installed Libraries: libFcitx5Migrator
Installed Plugins: kcm_fcitx5 (KDE configuration module)
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

fcitx5-config-qt

is the Fcitx configuration tool

fcitx5-migrator

is a tool to migrate user data from Fcitx 4 to Fcitx 5

fcitx5-plasma-theme-generator

generates a Fcitx 5 Classic UI theme based on a Plasma theme

kbd-layout-viewer5

is the Fcitx keyboard layout viewer

libFcitx5Migrator

contains the routines for migrating from Fcitx 4 to Fcitx 5