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philoopher97
Asked: 2018-05-01 21:21:30 +0800 CST

How to change text entry in Ubuntu 18.04

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I was using Ubuntu 16.04. There it was so easy to change the text entry option. Settings > Text entry.

But when I switch to Ubuntu 18.04 I can't find such option. So how can I write in another language? How to change text entry i.e. by super+shift or something like that?

keyboard keyboard-layout text language 18.04

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  1. Best Answer

    How to add and select a language in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Edited to make it easier to find your language. Thanks to @Gunnar Hjalmarsson.

    • Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol

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    • You arrive at the Settings menu. Select Region & Language

    • Click on the long button Manage Installed Languages

      If the system is new, a window may pop up: 'The language support is not installed completely'. In that case click on Install

    • Click on Install/Remove Languages

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    • Select and tick your language(s), like I did with Swedish

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    • Click on Apply

    • Now you might want to select language for menus and windows and drag it to the top of the box

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      It should look like this with your language at the top of the box

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    • Now you might want to click on Apply System-Wide

    • Close the window 'Language support' and the Settings menu

    • Click near the top right corner, select the 'tools' symbol to restart the Settings menu

    • Back in the Settings menu, Click on +

    • Mark 'your language' (that you should find directly without clicking on ⋮)

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    • Click on the green button Add

    • If you do not find your language directly

      • Click on ⋮

        screenshot-click on <code>**⋮**</code>

        to get a list with more languages.

      • Click on 'Other' (it might be slow, so wait a while ...)

      • Select your language from the long list

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      • Click on the green button Add

    • Mark your language in the list

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    • Click on ^ to move it to the top of the list

    • Now you can select between English and your language. Click on the applet near the top right corner of the screen.

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    How to assign a keyboard shortcut to switch keyboard layout

    The default shortcuts for keyboard layout switching are Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space. @N0rbert suggested to add a screenshot with assigning of keyboard shortcut to keyboard layout switching. It is a good idea, and there is a detailed description at this link,

    18.04 ctrl+shift to change language

    • On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with GNOME desktop from GNOME Tweaks.

      1. Install it

        sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks

      2. Then open GNOME Tweaks (gnome-tweaks).

      3. Select Keyboard & Mouse tab
      4. Click Additional Layout Options button
      5. Expand Switching to another layout
      6. Select Ctrl+Shift here

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    Right-click and open the screenshot picture in another [big] window to see it in full size. That way it is easier to read the text.

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