You might have been wondering how we can process documents in Amharic using Linux.
You can type in Amharic on Linux by right clicking on gedit or terminal and choosing Input Methods from the context menu and then selecting Amharic (EZ+).
You can also type Amharic text directly on OpenOffice.org. First you need to install the required software components.
You can type in Amharic on Linux by right clicking on gedit or terminal and choosing Input Methods from the context menu and then selecting Amharic (EZ+).
You can also type Amharic text directly on OpenOffice.org. First you need to install the required software components.
- Type the following in terminal.
sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-m17n m17n-db m17n-contrib ibus-gtk- Now Goto System>>Preferences>>IBus Preferences Or Type ibus-setup in terminal to start the daemon. After starting the daemon IBUS Preferences will be opened.
- Select the Input Method tab and from the drop down and choose Amharic (Amharic >> sera m17n) language and click Add and then click close. Now open open office word and you can start typing in Amharic by pressing Ctrl+Space if you press Ctrl+Space again you can start typing in English.
- You can toggle between both the languages by pressing CTRL+SPACE and clicking the keyboard icon shown at the bottom right of your screen. Click the keyboard icon and choose the language you want to use.
Thank you very much for your post. It saved me a lot of time boosted my confidence in using Linux.
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