Installing Sinhala Unicode in Crunchbang Linux

Being debian-based, the usual commands can be used to install Sinhala Unicode in Crunchbang Linux. Tested with #! Waldorf.

  1. sudo apt-get install ttf-sinhala-lklug ibus im-switch ibus-m17n m17n-db m17n-contrib
  2. rm -f ~/.xinput.d/* ; im-switch -z all_ALL -s ibus
  3. Logout and login again.
  4. ibus-setup
  5. Choose the Wijesekare layout from the Input Method tab and close

Now you can switch between English and Sinhala using the key combination Ctrl + Space.

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