How To Install Chinese Wubi Input Method on Debian 8 Gnome Desktop
This tutorial will show you how to install Chinese wubi input method on Debian 8 Gnome desktop.
Install Ibus Wubi
Open your terminal and login as root.
su
Update local package index
apt-get update
Install ibus input engine and ibus-table-wubi
apt-get install ibus ibus-table-wubi
Configure Input Method
Enter the following command in terminal
ibus-setup
Enter this command as normal user.
It will ask you to start the ibus daemon, select Yes.
And then another message pops up. Select OK.
Select the Input Method tab and then click Add button.
Select Chinese from the list.
Select the last item from the list.
After wubi input method is added, close ibus preferences window.
Select ibus as the input platform for Debian 8
Enter the following command.
im-config -n ibus
Add an Input Source
Open Gnome settings panel. Select Keyboard.
Click input sources on the bottom.
Click the plus button to add an input source.
Select the Chinese Wubi-Jidian input source and click add button.
Now you can press Super+space to use Chinese Wubi input method. If you can’t switch input method, then log out and log back in, or reboot Debian system.
