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what's better on debian 13.1 xfce for Japanese, Chinese and Korean input? fcitx or ibus? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by arsus5478@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I want to see the actual characters, hiragana, katakana... instead of squares and actually write traditional Chinese and Korean.

And easily change the input language / method

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[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you're seeing squares instead of characters, it sounds more like you lack the proper fonts. Installing something along the lines of noto-fonts-cjk should resolve that.

My personal choice between ibus and Fcitx5 would be Fcitx5. Ibus feels more integrated with GNOME environment, whereas Fcitx5 feels less so. Fcitx5 also has more features too, such as having a keybind that changes your language profile. This is what I do so that AltGr switches between English and Japanese, or English and Korean. Either way, both should achieve the same basic goal.

Don't forget to set a bunch of environment variables too.