Questions tagged [ibus]
IBus is a modern input method framework that shipped with Ubuntu/Fedora by default.
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Keyboard customization
I want my keyboard to behave exactly how I tell it to, but it seems like the tools for customizing the layout keep fighting over who is in control, and there are a few features that I've never been ...
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org.freedesktop.IBus interface not found in the system after installing ibus and daemon start
My system is Kali 2022. I am new to linux and trying to interact with IBus using a python script. I have done the following things: Installed ibus using sudo apt install ibus Started ibus-daemon ...
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Fedora 42 KDE, unable to install Chinese IME
I am new to Fedora and KDE, and I am trying to install a Chinese IME through fcitx5 on my Fedora 42 KDA Plasma. As I follow instructions given on other Reddit threads, I got stuck on the input method ...
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How do I remove a redundant ibus keyboard layout indicator?
I use the Cinnamon desktop environment, v6.0.4, on Devuan GNU/Linux Excalibur (~= Debian Trixie). I use multiple keyboard layouts. On my taskbar, I see two distinct keyboard layout indicators, which ...
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MX Linux, Xfce: ibus doesn't work
I installed ibus, ibus-gtk, ibus-gtk3. I also installed ibus-unikey and ibus-bamboo, which are packages required for typing in Vietnamese. I added the following lines in ~/.bashrc export GTK_IM_MODULE=...
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keyboard layout switching with ibus
I've had to leave xim behind because of various graphical issues. And I'm trying to set up ibus but having trouble getting it to cycle through keyboards. Other info: Debian Testing Awesome WM This ...
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Info about input method and keyboard layout
I'm using Devuan GNU/Linux [based on Debian 11 Bullseye]. I have Xfce as my DE and use ibus-m17n as my input tool. In Ubuntu, in the I-Bus settings dialog, I used to find the keyboard layout for the ...
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IBus input method is working in GTK apps only on Debian testing (bookworm)
I try to get IBus input methods working on my Debian testing (bookworm) under Gnome 43. For example pinyin I installed it with sudo apt install ibus-pinyin When I switch to Chinese now the Chinese ...
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Suddenly having issues with ibus
I was using ibus on Arch Linux (neofetch below for reference) and it was working perfectly - I was able to switch between languages using my keyboard shortcut, and dead keys were working perfectly. ...
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How to toggle between ibus and xkb?
I am using MX GNU/Linux v19 (Patito feo). I have installed these three packages with apt. ibus ibus-mozc ibus-anthy I can confidently say that they got installed correctly as I can see this in the ...
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ibus not appearing in StatusNotifierItem spec-compliant system tray
This one is tricky as I have heavily customized my setup, but it has been bothering me a lot so I decided to ask a question. Recently, ibus stopped appearing on the system tray. While my system tray ...
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Kali Linux Crashes During ibus Upgrade
When upgrading Kali Linux it crashes with: "Oh no! Something has gone wrong." When rebooting, the same error appears and I am not able to use the Kali OS anymore.
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How to make Dead Keys(Compose) Work with Window Managers?
My Window Manager/Desktop Environment has some applications where the dead keys (e.g.`, ~, ö) are not working by default, when I press then, they sometimes doesn't show at all on key press, sometimes ...
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Trying to add the Latin American Spanish keyboard layout on IBus for Debian Bulleye in MATE, but I only get Spaniard Spanish
I am running Debian 11 Bullseye for AMD64 on an HP Pavillion Touch 14-N009LA laptop, using IBus and MATE as desktop environment, having upgraded recently from Buster. Prior to upgrading point release, ...
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KDE: how to restart IBus without logging out?
Sometimes ibus crashes and the alt + space switch language hotkey stops working, and the taskbar ibus language icon (picture here) disappears, yet in the background I'll still notice some ibus-daemon ...
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