[27670] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena: ibus-hangul
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan D Reed)
Mon Aug 25 11:14:09 2014
From: Jonathan D Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>
To: Woo Hyeok Kang <wkang@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:13:54 +0000
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Hi Woo Hyeok,
Thank you for reporting this. We apologize for the delay in getting back to you.
For several years, we pre-installed all ibus input methods that were available, but that ended up causing problems with other packges. We’ll look into this and see how we can enable input methods like this without requiring the user to log out and back in.
Jonathan Reed
for the Athena Release Team
On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:15 PM, wkang@MIT.EDU wrote:
> System name: DEW-READ-ROOM
> Type: x86_64
> Display type: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450]
>
> Shell: /bin/athena/bash
> Window manager: unknown
> Desktop session: xsession
>
> 1) What were you trying to do?
> I was trying to install a default language-package for typing in Korean.
> In the process, I opened up Language Support (via Dash)
> i) Installed the Korean language (authenticated by password from 'tellme root')
> ii) selected ibus
> ii) closed the Language Support
>
> Opened up Keyboard-Input-Methods (which opens up a window termed iBus-preferences)
> i) changed to input method Tab
>
> 2) What happened?
> Following immediately from the step above,
> I did not see the "Korean" option under the input method Tab
>
> So I tried to log out and then log back in, as users on Ubuntu
> commented that this solved the problem.
>
> Unfortunately, when you log out of a cluster session, the ibus-hangul software
> is deleted (since it was installed in a session).
>
> 3) What should have happened?
> The ibus-hangul software should be permanently installed (or the user
> ought to have a way of telling which software to install permanently(
>
> 4) Does this problem happen only on this workstation, or other workstations?
> All workstations.
>
> 5) If you were following instructions, please include the URL or a
> description of the documentation:
> (e.g. a "problem set for 18.03" or http://ist.mit.edu)
>
> http://starlinq.livejournal.com/2585.html
>
> The last step is somehow missing.
