Languages

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

Add new / manage languages (locales)

Requirement

Install languages manager

apt-get install locales

Add new language

Search for your language [replace FR by your own language like ZH or SE...]

less /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED | grep fr

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

• en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8
• fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8
• sv_SE.UTF-8 UTF-8
• zh_CN.UTF-8 UTF-8

Add the new language to the list of the local languages

echo "fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local

[!] The key fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8 must match an entry in the SUPPORTED file !!

[alternative] you can directly edit the file:

vim /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local

# You should have:
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
fr_FR.UTF-8 UTF-8
sv_SE.UTF-8 UTF-8

Regenerate system languages

dpkg-reconfigure locales

Check result:

locale -a