- Chinese character input require SCIM.
- This page is a simple way to install SCIM without installing additional Language Support Packets
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Read SCIM
for more detail. - Before you continue, you may need some basic configuration of your new Ubuntu system.
Type in the terminal:
$sudo apt-get install scim-qtimm im-switch scim-pinyin
$im-switch -z en_US -s scim
Log out, then log in again. SCIM should be now the default input for all applications
If the second commandline doesn't work, try
$locale | grep LANG=
The anwer would be something like
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
Type in the terminal:
$im-switch -z YOUR LOCALE -s scim # replace "YOUR LOCALE" by something like "en_GB"
You must restart your X window (log out, then log in) to take effect.
You can press "Ctrl+blank" to switch between English and Chinese input mode now in all applications.
Further Reading
SCIM/Chinese (last edited 2008-06-27 10:15:05 by localhost
)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SCIM/Chinese