On Wed, Feb 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM Mad Horse <[email protected]> wrote: > Before upgrading to 1:49+8, I used to use fcitx5 (only present input > framework, being the default one) along with gnome, but after upgrading to > gnome-core 1:49+8, a bare core ibus was installed without any actual input > engine, and further more, ibus was chosen as the default input framework > under gnome, making me lose access to any installed input engines. (if > launching another desktop environment, the default input framework remains > fcitx5) I should either start to use ibus instead and install actual input > engines for ibus, or manually set fcitx5 as my input framework with im-config. > > If you need a test case, you can install task-gnome-desktop, remove > gnome-core, ibus, and install fcitx5, then install gnome-core and observe the > change of launched input framework.
Please be more precise. Starting from a new install of Debian 13 with GNOME, how do I configure Debian to use fcitx5? What exact input method and locale configuration do I need and how do I set that up? Thank you, Jeremy Bícha

