[SOLVED] CentOS7 won't type in Korean

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[SOLVED] CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by P A U L » 2023/01/20 02:52:49

Any tips on how I can get CentOS 7 to let me type in Korean?

Installing Korean fonts didn't help. Installing ibus' Korean didn't help. Adding Korean during installation didn't help.

Hell, it displays Korean just fine (only after installing fonts), it just won't let me type. The buttons to switch over keyboard layout also don't work as I'd expect.

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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by scottro » 2023/01/20 12:35:36

Is fcitx available on CentOS-7? I think it is for Japanese, and I think I used it successfully. I have a page on Japanese in Linux which may, if you have fcitx, and there's an fcitx-hangul, work for you. I began having trouble with ibus years ago, switched to fcitx and it's worked quite well for me.

https://srobb.net/jpninpt.html#CentOS6

The CentOS 6-7 section briefly goes over both ibus and fcitx.

The ArchLinux wiki has some documentation on Korean and input methods.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Localization/Korean

There are links to fcitx5 and ibus in that article. The stuff for fcitx5 should be applicable to fcitx version 4. All this is untested by me for Korean.
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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by jlehtone » 2023/01/20 13:03:00

scottro wrote:
2023/01/20 12:35:36
Is fcitx available on CentOS-7?
Apparently, in EPEL:

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$ yum -q --enablerepo=epel list \*fcitx\*
Available Packages
fcitx.x86_64                                   4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-anthy.x86_64                             0.2.2-4.el7                       epel
fcitx-cloudpinyin.x86_64                       0.3.5-1.el7                       epel
fcitx-configtool.x86_64                        0.4.10-1.el7                      epel
fcitx-data.noarch                              4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-devel.x86_64                             4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-gtk2.x86_64                              4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-gtk3.x86_64                              4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-libs.x86_64                              4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-pinyin.x86_64                            4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-qt4.x86_64                               4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-qt5.x86_64                               1.2.3-10.el7                      epel
fcitx-qt5-devel.x86_64                         1.2.3-10.el7                      epel
fcitx-qw.x86_64                                4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-table.x86_64                             4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel
fcitx-table-chinese.noarch                     4.2.9.6-1.el7                     epel

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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by P A U L » 2023/02/02 04:58:25

I can't get it to load. When I try to switch input to Korean, it just won't switch over and remains in English.

Just to be sure... it is possible to install Korean in Minimal install of CentOS?

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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by scottro » 2023/02/02 12:00:47

Again, speaking from experience with Japanese, not Korean, on a minimal install, but after adding X, epel, and various repos after the fact, I was able to use Japanese, probably with fcitx, in CentOS7. I haven't used 7 in awhile, so I'm really not sure of the specifics, but I did a minimal install, then afterwards added X and openbox as a window manager.
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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by P A U L » 2023/02/08 00:26:02

I reinstalled ... this time as a Korean install (the whole installaton process is in Korean)

after installation... I STILL can't switch keyboard over to Korean. I am super perplexed.

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I GOT IT TO WORK!

Post by P A U L » 2023/02/09 00:59:04

Installed these:

google-noto-sans-korean-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-batang-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-dotum-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-fonts-common
baekmuk-ttf-fonts-ghostscript
baekmuk-ttf-gulim-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-hline-fonts
texlive-uhc


Then added autostart:
ibus-daemon -rxR


And I was able to type in Korean. Ended up using ibus instead of fcitx.

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Re: CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by scottro » 2023/02/09 11:35:09

Great, glad you got it working. I'll mark this solved for posterity. And thank you for coming back and sharing how you fixed it.
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Re: I GOT IT TO WORK!

Post by P A U L » 2023/02/17 02:45:36

Update. Tried on a different/new installation.

I was able to use yum group install -y fonts instead of the list below.
Seems the important part was to add: ibus-daemon -rxR to Session and Startup > Application Autostart

P A U L wrote:
2023/02/09 00:59:04
Installed these:

google-noto-sans-korean-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-batang-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-dotum-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-fonts-common
baekmuk-ttf-fonts-ghostscript
baekmuk-ttf-gulim-fonts
baekmuk-ttf-hline-fonts
texlive-uhc

Then added autostart:
ibus-daemon -rxR

And I was able to type in Korean. Ended up using ibus instead of fcitx.

Could not have done it without this forum. :D
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2023/02/09 11:35:09
Great, glad you got it working. I'll mark this solved for posterity. And thank you for coming back and sharing how you fixed it.

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Re: [SOLVED] CentOS7 won't type in Korean

Post by scottro » 2023/02/17 13:19:37

Once again, thanks for sharing the information. It's sometimes hard to find English details on getting a language working.
New users should check the FAQ and Read Me First pages

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