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+---
+title: Korean input on Kubuntu 20.04
+date: "2020-06-18"
+published: true
+tags: "linux, ubuntu, kubuntu, korean, input"
+author: Sung M. Kim
+banner: ./images/featured-image.jpg
+bannerCredit: "Image Credit: [Patent Model of a Sheet-Feed Apparatus for Printing Machines](https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_998909)"
+---
+
+Installed [Kubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://kubuntu.org/) (KDE version of Ubuntu) on my old laptop.  
+
+Had a bit of trouble setting up Korean input so decided to share here.
+
+I will use KDE GUI for the majority of the tasks here.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+1. Install Korean
+1. Install [ibus-hangul](https://github.com/libhangul/ibus-hangul)
+1. Configure ibus
+1. Autostart ibus-daemon
+1. Trying out Korean input
+
+## 1. Install Korean
+
+1. Go to Application Launcher, and search & select "Language"
+    ![1.1](./images/1.1.jpg)
+1. Click on "Add languages..." button
+1. Select Korean (한국어) & click on "Add" button
+    ![1.2-3](./images/1.2-3.jpg)
+
+Now Korean is available in your system so let's move on and install `ibus-hangul`, which supports Korean input.
+
+## 2. Install ibus-hangul
+
+Quick and easy way is to install `ibus-hangul` is via `apt` command,
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install ibus-hangul
+```
+
+Let's now configure `ibus` to work with Korean next.
+
+## 3. Configure ibus
+
+1. Go to Application Launcher, and search & select "Ibus Preferences"
+    ![3.1](./images/3.1.jpg)
+    - You will see that the default "Next input method" is `<Super>space`
+    ![5.1](./images/5.1.jpg)
+    - `<Super>` is the "Windows" key on your keyboard
+    - So you can press `Windows + space` to switch between English & Korean
+1. Go to "Input Method" tab, and click on "Add" button
+1. Find and select Korean (한국어) and click on "Add" button, and close the preferences dialog
+    ![3.2](./images/3.2.jpg)
+
+You might get prompted to start `ibus-daemon` when you opened "Ibus Preferences".  
+It's a one-off execution, so when you restart your machine, you'd need to start the `ibus-daemon` manually.  
+
+As it's a pain, let's autostart the daemon on log on.
+
+## 4. Autostart ibus-daemon
+
+1. Go to Application Launcher, and search & select "Autostart"
+    ![4.1](./images/4.1.jpg)
+1. Click on "Add Program" button and then "Open file dialog" button
+    ![4.2](./images/4.2.jpg)
+1. In the "Name" field, add `/usr/bin/ibus-daemon` & click "Open" button
+    ![4.3](./images/4.3.jpg)
+1. Click "OK" to close "Choose Application" dialog, which then opens "Properties for ibus-daemon-desktop" dialog, automatically
+    ![4.4](./images/4.4.jpg)
+1. Go to "Application" tab and add `-d` in the "Command" to start the daemon in the background.
+    - "Command" field should be `/usr/bin/ibus-daemon -d`
+      ![4.5.1](./images/4.5.1.jpg)
+    - You will now see the command under "Desktop File"
+      ![4.5.2](./images/4.5.2.jpg)
+1. Save and close with "OK" button
+
+⚠ At this point you need to restart your machine.
+
+## 5. Trying out Korean input
+
+After you restarting the machine, open up a browser and press `<Super>space` to change the language to Korean.  
+
+![5.2](./images/5.2.jpg)  
+
+At this point, we haven't set the default language for Korean input to be Korean.  You can start using Korean after pressing `shift + space`.  
+You can change the default keyboard binding in the preferences screen.
+
+
+![5.3](./images/5.3.jpg)  
+![5.4](./images/5.4.jpg)  
+
+You should now be able to type in Korean (I am using VS Code below)
+![5.5](./images/5.5.jpg)