Installation and configuration of Chinese input method under Ubuntu 16.04 environment

  System Settings-Language Support:

Add or delete languages:

ibus input method installation:

Sudo apt-get install lbus lbus lbus-clutter-gtk lbus-gtk3 lbus-qt4

Error:

E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-120-generic with 1.
dpkg: Error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 child process has been The installation post-installation script returns an error status 1
is processing the trigger for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu11.2)...
An error occurred during processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

For the solution, check another blog of the blogger:

https://blog.csdn.net/neptune4751/article/details/109201232

Install ibus framework:

im-config -s ibus

Switch to the ibus framework and install the pinyin engine:

sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin

Call up ibus Preference to add the pinyin input method:

sudo ibus-setup

Added Chinese-Pinyin input method, ibus Pinyin input method is installed and configured successfully.

System input method settings

Add ibus pinyin input method in System Settings–>Text Entry, and check Show current input source in the menu bar, so that the input method switching icon will be displayed on the system menu bar.

 

reference:

https://blog.csdn.net/suxiang198/article/details/52040283