type-> gksudo leafpad /etc/default/keyboard
add your languages to:
XKBLAYOUT="us"
i think theres also a command that does the same thing, but i forget, hit google.
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To add a language: Go to Preferences > Language Support This will open the Language and Text window Click on "Install/Remove Languages" and select the language you want to add. It will automatically install the language files and should enable the Keyboard Input Methods window. Go to Preferences > Keyboard Input Methods When you do this, a window will pop up asking if you want to start iBus. Click yes. Then you will see the iBus Preferences window where you can select the input method that you want and do things like assign a hotkey. The iBus icon should appear down by the clock now. After a reboot, you should be able to go to Preferences > Desktop Session Settings and make iBus start automatically on boot.
How I would like to see this fixed!
the problem is some missing dependencies in the ibus package for lubuntu, as described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...933/comments/4
without them, you do not get the "i" icon in the panel. you DO NOT get this icon via the Keyboard Layout Handler applet, that is for switching the ACTUAL keyboard type, not for input methods.
use synaptic or whatever, and make sure you have all these installed, then, log out and back in:
libappindicator1
python-appindicator
python-gconf
python-glade2
python-pexpect