I have two computers running Ubuntu 22.04.05 LTS (64 bit), one a desktop and one a laptop. On my desktop computer, I have installed several foreign keyboard input languages so that I can type in foreign languages. I can switch the keyboard input language by clicking on the two-letter language abbreviation in the upper right corner and selecting the language I want. It is also possible to configure a keyboard shortcut to accomplish this. I have installed the keyboard input languages on my laptop, however I cannot switch the keyboard input language. I have tried restarting, I have tried removing the keyboard input languages and reinstalling them, but it makes not difference. The only major difference that I can find between the computers is that the windowing system on my desktop computer is Wayland and that on my laptop is X11. I installed Ubuntu on my desktop (which uses the Wayland windowing system and works) a long time ago; I installed Ubuntu on my laptop (which uses the X11 windowing system and does NOT work) more recently. I do not recall being asked which windowing system to use when I installed Ubuntu. First, is there any way to configure X11 so that I can switch the keyboard input language? If not, is there a good explanation about how to change the windowing system to Wayland? Thank you, Tom
Last edited by hedden; October 14th, 2024 at 08:07 PM. Reason: Wayland & X11 were switched
I realized that it is possible to switch the windowing system by clicking on the gear icon on the login screen, so I tried that. I reinstalled all the foreign keyboard languages and now everything works as expected.
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