Package:IBus/Vietnamese

For speakers of the Vietnamese language, we currently provide 2 ibus packages:

1. ibus-unikey
2. ibus-bamboo

Additionally the package ibus-m17n provides other methods for Vietnamese

   Important

ibus-unikey is older than ibus-bamboo and therefore has been used in the real world for far longer, unfortunately development has stalled and even the developer recommended that the user switches to projects like ibus-bamboo if anything in ibus-unikey breaks

We plan on keeping both input methods available for compatibility and simple user preference reasons, if you encounter any issues or want us to add another Vietnamese input method please submit a bug report to the bug tracker

Installing

Install is as simple as:

root # emerge ibus-unikey

for ibus-unikey or

root # emerge ibus-bamboo

for ibus-bamboo

Next, install ibus-m17n:

root # emerge ibus-m17n

After the installation finishes you are now ready to type in Vietnamese, to add the input methods open ibus-setup, navigate to the Input Method tab, click the Add button on the side panel and search for Vietnamese, you should get options similar to this:

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  Example image of a successful ibus Vietnamese install

Further instructions

For instructions on how to configure ibus and add an input method go here, information on how to use the software can be found here

1. ibus-unikey
2. ibus-bamboo