install Unicode for sinhala and Tamil languages

[avengerxp]

Hi,
Installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and am liking it! I need to to enable Unicode suport for Sinhala and Tamil languages.

at the moment with the fresh install the browser renders Sinhala unicode but it's not correct.

Can someone please explain how to install and enable unicode support for Sinhala and tamil languages?

Thank you.


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[rusirumalik]

open applications -> accessories -> terminal
rum :
sudo apt-get install ttf-sinhala-lklug ibus im-switch ibus-m17n m17n-db m17n-contrib

[madhawa_]

How To: Install Unicode in Ubuntu 10.04 or later http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10690136&postcount=2

[vkadal]

Can you give me the direction to install tamil font with m17n?