Nudi like Input on GNU/Linux

From Kannada l10n Wiki

Here's a walkthrough (written for Debian etch - works on Ubuntu as well):

cd /home/root
su -

(type in root password)

You'll now be logged in as root.

apt-get install scim scim-m17n scim-bridge scim-gtk2-immodule skim im-switch

once installed, check this:

echo $LANG

Typically the output is en_IN. If you get something else (like en_US or kn_IN) use that instead in the following command (replacing en_IN)

im-switch -z en_IN -s scim

wget http://dev.sampada.net/files/e/ee/Kn-kgp.mim.tar <br />
tar -xvf Kn-kgp.mim.tar<br />
cp kn-kgp.mim /usr/share/m17n/<br />

reboot

After rebooting:

Open Text Editor and press Ctrl + Space You should get a on-screen applet on right bottom of the screen. You can select: Kannada -> kn-kgp on it and start using.

(You can configure SCIM further at Desktop -> Preferences -> SCIM Input Method Setup. )