Recently, I purchased a new PC*1 and started setting it up. One of the things I wanted to try this time was switching my Japanese input environment from IBus*2 to Fcitx 5*3.
I had heard that Fcitx 5 could be installed from Flatpak regardless of the Linux distribution, and this turned out to be true. This is great news, especially for users of less common distributions like Clear Linux*4, as it eliminates the need to worry about package manager dependencies or building from source.
In this post, I will guide you through the installation process, including Mozc, and also discuss some related aspects concerning GNOME Wayland.
While this post focuses on Mozc for Japanese input, the approach is also applicable to other Asian languages. Fcitx add-ons are available for Chinese, Hangul, and more, so readers can adapt these instructions for their preferred language. For me, Mozc is the primary focus.
I am using Clear Linux for this demonstration, but as mentioned earlier, since we are using Flatpak, the installation procedure should be identical across different distributions.
- Installing Fcitx 5 and Mozc
- Installing the Gnome extension "Input Method Panel"
- Fcitx 5 settings
- Automatic startup settings
- References
