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harisibrahimkv
Asked: 2012-05-28 09:50:45 +0800 CST

How to type Malayalam in Ubuntu?

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Is it possible to type Malayalam language in Ubuntu? If yes, what should I do to type Malayalam in Ubuntu?

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  1. Best Answer

    1. Install ibus first.

       sudo apt-get install ibus

      or click this.

    2. Install the m17n library which holds the indic fonts (includes good old malayalam).

       sudo apt-get install ibus-m17n m17n-contrib

      or click this then this.

    3. Go to System ▸ Preferences ▸ Ibus preferences

    4. Take the 'input method' tab.

    5. From the drop down menu Select an input method, choose malayalam ▸ swanalekha and then click on Add.

    6. Open up a text editor, hit CtrlSpace (or SuperSpace) to change the language and type away.

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  2. In Ubuntu 16.04 this was what I did. It looks like ibus is already installed, not sure if that is same for all.

    Go to System Settings -> Text Entry.

    From the input source to use, click on the + button and add your languages. Once you add you can click on the language and choose any specific font you need. Eg: I was going for the recent one Manjari.

    To test press the Windows key (Super) + Space (if you have configured different one use that). You can switch to other fonts. Hope that helps someone.

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