I18N/Fcitx5

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Introduction

Fcitx 5 is the successor of Fcitx 4. Fcitx 5 have many improvements compared to Fcitx 4, for example better Wayland support and the new addon-loader. And from 4 to 5, it isn't a routine update, they have different filesystem structure, different configuration methods and etc., migrating your data from 4 to 5 is not easy right now. So just take Fcitx 5 as a brand new IME.

Packages

Main program and config tool

fcitx5
fcitx5-configtool

IM modules

fcitx5-qt
fcitx5-gtk

Language support

fcitx5-chinese-addons
fcitx5-rime
fcitx5-skk
fcitx5-chewing
fcitx5-kkc

Addon engine

fcitx5-lua

Installation

Install main program and config tool, IM modules,and choose a language engine you like.

Configuration

In case of X11

If you are using X11, see $XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP run sudo alternatives --config xinputrc and choose fcitx5, and relogin, it is done.

In case of Wayland

Add

INPUT_METHOD  DEFAULT=fcitx5
GTK_IM_MODULE DEFAULT=fcitx5
QT_IM_MODULE  DEFAULT=fcitx5
XMODIFIERS    DEFAULT=\@im=fcitx5

to ~/.pam_environment, or any place that will be sourced during your login.

and run ln -s /usr/share/applications/fcitx5.desktop ~/.config/autostart/

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