Linux Kannada FAQ

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ಪರಿವಿಡಿ ೧ Which IME to choose? ೧.೧ Q: Do we have Baraha like IME (Input method) on Linux? ೨ Overriding Font Preference ೨.೧ Q: How do I override the font preference to get my favorite font to display Kannada text?

Which IME to choose?

Q: Do we have Baraha like IME (Input method) on Linux?

The itrans like input available on m17n is very much like Baraha. To use this, you'll have to install scim, gtk-im-module, scim-m17n via apt-get or Synaptic. Read this Document.

Overriding Font Preference

Q: How do I override the font preference to get my favorite font to display Kannada text?

Add this to your /etc/fonts.conf:

<alias>
 <family>sans-serif</family>
 <prefer>
  <family>Kedage</family>
 </prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
 <family>serif</family>
 <prefer>
  <family>Kedage</family>
 </prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
 <family>monospace</family>
 <prefer>
  <family>Kedage</family>
 </prefer>
</alias>

(Replace Kedage with Tunga to have Tunga to be preferred)