How to Install Bijoy Bangla on Ubuntu 20.04: A Step-by-Step Guide

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How to Install Bijoy Bangla on Ubuntu 20.04

Bijoy Bangla is a popular keyboard layout used for typing in Bengali. However, it is traditionally designed for Windows systems, and many Ubuntu users face challenges getting it to work on Linux.In this guide, I willl go through different ways to install and use Bijoy on Ubuntu 20.04.

Method 1: Typing Bangla with bijoy pakage

To Installing bijoy on ubuntu follow the ‍steps bellow :

1.First download bijoy linux pakage from Bijoy-Linux

2. Install ibus service. Type in terminal

sudo apt-get install ibus-m17n

3. Change the mod of following files :

sudo chmod 755 /usr/share/m17n/
sudo chmod 755 /usr/share/m17n/icons

4.Extract bijoy linux in downloaded folder and go inside that folder.

5. Copy the following files type in terminal:

mv bn-bijoy.mim /usr/share/m17n/bn-bijoyClassic.mim
mv bn-bijoy.png /usr/share/m17n/icons/bn-bijoyClassic.png
mv bn-bijoy.mim /usr/share/m17n/bn-bijoyUnicode.mim
mv bn-bijoy.png /usr/share/m17n/icons/bn-bijoyUnicode.png

6. Change the mod type in terminal :

sudo chmod 755 /var/lib/dpkg/info/m17n-db.list

7. Add the following lines in dpkg list. type in terminal :

/usr/share/m17n/bn-bijoyClassic.mim
/usr/share/m17n/icons/bn-bijoyUnicode.png
/usr/share/m17n/bn-bijoyUnicode.mim

8. Add Bijoy service in startup application

  • Click the button: Add
  • Fill the empty fields with the following information:
  • Name: IBus Daemon
  • Command: /usr/bin/ibus-daemon -d
  • Comment: Start IBus daemon when Gnome starts

9. Restart the system

10. Add keyboard in input menthod: goto Region and Language tab in settings then in input source hit plus icon to add and select bangla(bd) and add two input method 1) bijoy-clasisc(m17n) 2) bijoy-unicode(m17n)

11. Enable the keyboard: press windows + space bar.

 

Method 2: Typing Bangla with IBus-Avro (Recommended Alternative)

Step 1: Add the Avro Repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:abhijith-m4/ibus-avro
sudo apt update

Step 2: Install IBus-Avro

sudo apt install ibus-avro -y

Step 3: Set Up IBus-Avro

  1. Open Settings > Region & Language.
  2. Under Input Sources, click +, search for “Bangla”, and select Bangla (Avro Phonetic).
  3. Restart IBus:
ibus restart

 

Enjoy Bangla typing.

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