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Install IBus on Ubuntu
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Updated Oct 12, 2012 by [email protected]


    12.04 LTS Precise
    11.10 Oneiric
    10.04 LTS Lucid
    See Also


12.04 LTS Precise


It comes with stable version, 1.4.1. ( Don't worry, 1.4.2 is very close to 1.4.1 )


sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-clutter ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4
sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin # or other engine(s) you want
im-switch -s ibus
# logout and re-login
ibus-setup # add input methods you want


Note:


    If your IBus icon happen to be missing, use the following command.


    ibus-daemon -drx


    If you are using Kubuntu, install "gnome-icon-theme" package also.


    sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme


11.10 Oneiric


Please compile the latest stable version, 1.4.2, yourself.
10.04 LTS Lucid


Please compile the old stable version, 1.3.9, yourself. ( 1.3.9 is the latest installable version on 10.04 )


Alternatively, you can use the following PPA:


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shawn-p-huang/ppa 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-gtk ibus-qt4
sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin # or other engine(s) you want
im-switch -s ibus
# logout and re-login
ibus-setup # add input methods you want


See Also


    http://wiki.ubuntu.org.cn/IBus (in Chinese)