Enable Japanese input on Debian/Ubuntu

Normally, I would install Scim and Anthy for Japanese input method on Debian. Recently, I found an easier way to achieve the same thing, which is to use IBus instead of Scim.

1. Install ibus: sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-anthy ibus-gtk
2. From the menu, System -> Preferences -> IBus Preference
   IBus Preference should detects that you have run IBus daemon yet, click “Yes” to run it.
3. You’ll be asked to edit yoru .bashrc and add the following 3 lines:


   export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
   export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
   export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus

4. Click on “Input Method” tab, if you don’t see “Japanese – Anthy” listed under the Input Method list, select “Japanese -> Anthy” from the “Select an input method” drop down list, then click Add.
5. You might want to restart X (logout and log back in)
6. Open a text editor, and hit Ctrl + Space to toggle the Japanese input method

Reference: Japanese Input with Karmic?