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Ubuntu 24.04 Install Sogou Pinyin

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Remove ibus

sudo apt purge ibus
sudo apt autoremove

Install Sogou Pinyin and dependencies

# Download deb installer from https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux
sudo dpkg -i <sogou_xxx.deb>
sudo apt install -f

# Additional dependencies (refer to: https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux/guide)
sudo apt install libqt5qml5 libqt5quick5 libqt5quickwidgets5 qml-module-qtquick2 libgsettings-qt1

Reboot
At the login screen, when you type in the password, an icon shows up at the bottom-right of the screen. Click that icon to select 'Ubuntu on Xorg'. Then login.
Right click the keyboard icon at the top-right of the screen, then click 'Configure', click '+', uncheck 'Only show current language', find 'sogoupinyin', click 'OK'.
Done. Now you may switch to Sogou Pinyin via 'Ctrl-Space' hotkey.

twoai commented Dec 5, 2024

I can't download anything from https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux

It always gave me an eventual "Access to ime-sec.gtimg.com was denied" error. How did you exactly "Download deb installer from https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux"?

zgxsin commented Dec 22, 2024

I can't download anything from https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux

It always gave me an eventual "Access to ime-sec.gtimg.com was denied" error. How did you exactly "Download deb installer from https://shurufa.sogou.com/linux"?

I have the same issue. @tjumyk Thanks for sharing. Could you tell how you donwloaded it?

yangyang5214 commented Dec 26, 2024

for select 'Ubuntu on Xorg'

Can use this.

 # file  /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
 
 WaylandEnable=false

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1410256/how-do-i-use-the-x-window-manager-instead-of-wayland-on-ubuntu-22-04/1413490#1413490

jimmywang-jw commented Jan 19, 2025

for select 'Ubuntu on Xorg'

Can use this.
 # file  /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
 
 WaylandEnable=false
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1410256/how-do-i-use-the-x-window-manager-instead-of-wayland-on-ubuntu-22-04/1413490#1413490

Solved the issue. Thanks!