Questions tagged [malayalam]

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How to type Malayalam in Ubuntu?

Is it possible to type Malayalam language in Ubuntu? If yes, what should I do to type Malayalam in Ubuntu?
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Malayalam Subtitle font rendering issue with VLC for 16.04

When I use a Malayalam (a very popular south Indian language) srt file with VLC (UTF-8 + Malayalam font in preferences) for Ubuntu 16.04, the subtitles are displayed. But not correctly. Certain joint symbols break giving an awful, unenjoyable…
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How can I type in Malayalam on Ubuntu 16.04?

How can I type Malayalam in Ubuntu 16.04? I tried installing swanalekha using sudo apt-get install ibus-m17n m17n-contrib. I don't see an option for swanalekha in text entry.
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Ubuntu MATE 17.10 does not have Malayalam in Text Entry

Recently I have installed Ubuntu MATE 17.10 b2. But in text entry keyboard layout, I could not see Malayalam. I tried some solutions found on the internet, but problem is still there (Malayalam is not there). What I have tried: I used the…
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Ubuntu 17.04 - Malayalam fonts are too small

Particularly in Facebook and Gmail, Malayalam fonts are tiny and not readable. Also, combination of letters is not working. What can I do about this?
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How to install ism malayalam in ubuntu

Can I install ism malayalam typing software in ubuntu ?.Some one told me that riming tone is the alternative,but it also have some irregularity with ism malayalam.
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Malayalam on LaTeX with Ubuntu 18.04

Long back (on SuSE) i used to have the Malayalam package for LaTeX. It worked well. I could use the old script (old "lipi"). Now I am on Ubuntu (18.04). I installed the Malayalam package again but it does not work. When compiling I get mal: Command…
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How to download and install swanalekha malayalam language phonetic software for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

How to download and install Swanalekha - scim-ml-phonetic for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
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Ibus Not Working in Ubuntu Mate 18.04

I have installed ibus, ibus m17n packages on Ubuntu MATE 18.04. Added input methods for Malayalam (Indian Language). After switching input method to ibus text field shows nothing on typing. The same thing happens on Libre office and gedit. How to…
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Regional Fonts (Malayalam) not readable in LO 5.3

Fonts from my regional language malayalam has been installed and manually copied in local/share/fonts, but libre office 5.3 not detecting fonts. Also I have notice that libre office and libreoffice 5.3 both are listed in my application list. 1)…
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Malayalam unicode support in terminal - Ubuntu 16.04 minimal

I have installed youtube-viewer in my Ubuntu 16.04 minimal desktop. When I am running youtube-viewer, malayalam results are not showing correctly as you can see in the screenshot below. I have tried the same in rxvt-unicode with malayalam fonts…
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Installing ibus-m17n

I want to install ibus-m17n for malayalam (Indian Regional language) in my system. I'd searched my ubuntu software system, but cant find ibus-m17n. please help
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Malayalam font not working properly; letters don't combine

Unicode Malayalam fonts are not working properly after the version 10.04 LTS. Characters that should combine do not join each other. Examples: വ്റ, ശ്രീ, ഗ്ര I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS now