Languages

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Fonts

Main fonts

apt-get install xfonts-intl-asian xfonts-intl-chinese xfonts-intl-european xfonts-intl-phonetic


Printing fonts

apt-get install fontypython ttf-opensymbol

Full set of printing fonts:

apt-get install texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra

!! Warning this required about 800 Mb !!


Mathematics

apt-get install mathematica-fonts


Microsoft fonts

apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer


Chinese fonts

apt-get install fonts-arphic-ukai fonts-arphic-uming


Alternative inputs

Input manager IBUS

apt-get install ibus

Chinese PinYin

apt-get install ibus-pinyin ibus-googlepinyin


Input configuration

ibus-setup


Set Ibus as default:

  • System Menu -> System Settings -> Language Support and set the "Keyboard Input Method" to "ibus"
  • Then log out and back in again.


Xubuntu languages

  • System Menu -> System Settings -> Language Support



Languages

Install languages manager

apt-get install locales

Choose system languages

dpkg-reconfigure locales

!! Always take the UTF-8 + ISO values !!


Examples:

  • en_GB.ISO-8859-1
  • en_GB.UTF-8
  • en_GB.ISO-8859-15
  • fr_FR.ISO-8859-1
  • fr_FR.UTF-8
  • fr_FR.ISO-8859-15@euro
  • zh_CN.GB2312
  • zh_CN.GB18030
  • zh_CN.GBK
  • zh_TW.BIG5
  • zh_TW.EUC-TW