Detailed steps to install Sogou input method on Ubuntu 20.04

1. Install Fcitx input framework

Related dependent libraries and frameworks will be automatically installed

sudo apt install fcitx-bin
sudo apt-get install fcitx-table

2. Download the Linux version of Sogou Input Method (choose 32-bit or 64-bit according to your situation on the Sogou Input Method official website)

Then go to the corresponding download directory and install it (if there is an error during the installation, run sudo apt --fix-broken install, delete the installation, and start over)

sudo dpkg -i sougou's file name.deb

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Encountered dpkg: error processing package sogoupinyin (–install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Type sudo apt-get install -f

There is a prompt in the middle, enter Y Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

Execute and it's done!
If an installation error occurs, you can use it to check and repair dependencies:

sudo apt-get install -f

Restart the system after the installation is complete

3. Make relevant settings settings–>Region&language–>Manage Installed Languages

Change the input framework to fcitx, and then click Apply System-Wide above to apply it globally.

• Restart the system
• After logging in again, a keyboard icon will appear in the upper right corner. Click it to enter and select Configure Current Input Method.
• After entering the Input Method interface below, select the + sign
• Enter the Add input method interface, uncheck Only Show Current Language below, search for Sogou Pinyin in the search bar, select it and add it (it is recommended not to move Sogou input method to the first position, otherwise when you press shift to switch between Chinese and English, sometimes garbled characters will appear on the input board)
• You can set it in Sogou, and the default should be to use shift to switch between Chinese and English. Alternatively, you can turn off the Chinese-English switching shortcut set by Sogou, and change the Trigger Input Method to Lshift in fcitx's GlobalConfig, so that you can also switch between Chinese and English by pressing shift.

You can uninstall ibus according to your needs

Uninstall ibus.
sudo apt-get remove ibus
Clear ibus configuration.
sudo apt-get purge ibus

Uninstall the keyboard indicator on the top panel taskbar. (according to personal needs)

sudo apt-get remove indicator-keyboard

Uninstall Sogou Input MethodFind Sogou Input Method

sudo dpkg -l so*

uninstall

sudo apt-get purge sogoupinyin

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