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Cannot Input Chinese in Lubuntu

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I have just installed Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and I need to input Chinese traditional and simplified characters. I have successfully installed Language Support. But in "Keyboard Input Methods" no Chinese options are there of any kind. The window I get is called "IBus Preferences" and there is a tab, "Input Method." There is a "show all input methods" that presumably exhausts available languages. Chinese is not there.

I can open another window in "Preferences" called "Input Method." Unfortunately I do not understand the jargon in the series of windows that follow.

I can only understand step by step instructions in lay terminology. I have no expertise in computers and no experience with Ubuntu. Thank you!

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answered 3 Years ago gavgenerati · Accepted Answer

There should be a little flag or a two letter code on the right side of the LXPanel. Right click that and choose "Keyboard Layout Handler Settings". On the right side of the window you will see under Advanced setxkbmap Options, "Keep system layouts". It is probably checked. Un-check it. On the left side of the window you will see "Keyboard Layouts" which has suddenly become available to change. Choose "Add" and then scroll down to Chinese. Select it. Move it up to where you want it. Then re-check "Keep system layouts". It will take effect upon reboot or a new session.