Learn how to use the latest Fcitx 5 on Ubuntu 20.10.

Overview

Fcitx 5.0.0 is now available , so I tried it.

Originally I was using the pre-release Debian Sid source package, but I’m updating it just as the release version came into Debian Sid this morning.

Since the fcitx5-mozc package does not exist, I got the source code for revision 76ec0c8 and modified the Debian Sid source package. If you check it now, it follows the latest Mozc .

What to prepare

Have Ubuntu 20.10 or its flavor ready for testing. Please do not use it in a real environment.

20.04 Does not work with LTS.

Installation method

For Ubuntu and its flavors, except Kubuntu, run the following command:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ikuya-fruitsbasket/fcitx5
$ sudo apt install fcitx5-mozc
$ im-config -n fcitx5

If you restart after execution, it will switch to Fcitx5.

In Kubuntu, run the following command.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ikuya-fruitsbasket/fcitx5
$ sudo apt install fcitx5-mozc fcitx5-config-qt 
$ im-config -n fcitx5

If you restart after execution, it will switch to Fcitx5.

Miscellaneous feelings

I couldn’t build with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS because Qt 5.14 is required to build fcitx5-configtool (source package name is kcm-fcitx5).

I don’t know Ubuntu (or even flavors except Kubuntu) and current status. If you check “Show Input Method Information when changing focus” in “Global Options”, you can find out by removing the focus and activating it again, but it is a little troublesome.

Menus such as Mozc’s tools can be found by launching the Settings menu and clicking the gear icon to the right of “mozc” on the “Addons” tab.

Personally, I’d be happy if there was a state panel that was in Fcitx, but when I was told that I wasn’t impressed, I had no words to return.

None of Kubuntu applies, so it might be good for Kubuntu or KDE.