May 14, 2022

Adding Google Pinyin

This is my quick note on adding Google Pinyin in[ut method on my Ubuntu.

  1. Login as root.
  2. Add Chinese locales:
    • # dplg-reconfigure locales
  3. Install the required packages:
    • # apt install fcitx fcitx-pinyin fcitx-googlepinyin
  4. Run 'im-config' and change it to 'fcitx'.
  5. Reboot 
  6. Run 'fcitx-configtool'
    1. Click "+" to add new input method
    2. Uncheck "Only Show Current Language"
    3. Search for "google" to add Google Pinyin
  7. In "Global Config" tab, select the shortcut keys for switching input methods with Google Pinyin.

 

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