Saturday, January 10, 2015

How to install sogouInput in ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  1. Download .deb filename from sogouInput official website: sogouInput for linux
  2. Open “software & updates”→ “another software”→ “add”, add new source
    ppa:fcitx-team/nightly
  3. An alternative way to add a new source is like this:
    $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:fcitx-team/nightly
    $ sudo apt-get update
  4. Install fcitx input, there are two ways:
    (1) From ubuntu software center, search “fcitx”, install program like follows:

    Flexible Input Method Framework
    Fcitx Skin Installer
    Fcitx Configuration
    Fcitx Config Tool ( fcitx-config-gtk )
    Fcitx Config Tool ( fcitx-config-gtk2 )
    Fcitx
    (2) From command line:
      $ sudo apt-get install fcitx
  1. Language support for Chinese should been installed in ubuntu system from “system setting”, install “Chinese”, and change the “Keyboard Input Method system” from “iBus” to “fcitx
  2. Then enter /usr/bin
    $ cd /usr/bin
  3. List all program about fcitx
    $ ls -al fcitx*
  4. The result should like this
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10536 Aug 24 22:22 fcitx
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 277 May 18 2014 fcitx-autostart
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 82632 Aug 3 2013 fcitx-config-gtk
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 107488 Aug 3 2013 fcitx-config-gtk3
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5277 May 18 2014 fcitx-configtool
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10584 Aug 24 22:22 fcitx-dbus-watcher
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 46062 May 18 2014 fcitx-diagnose
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14696 Aug 24 22:22 fcitx-remote
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1481 May 18 2014 fcitx-skin-installer
  5. Input
    $ fcitx-config-gtk
  6. Get the setting dialogue of fcitx, add sogouInut from “Available Input Method” to “Current Input Method”, then sogouInput will works

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