Debian and IT@School

For Debian and IT@School there is available a patch for enabling malayalam naming ml-debian developed by SPACE-KERALA, an organization standing for free software promotion. You can easily download this patch from malayalam.kerala.gov.in , Kerala govt’s official website developed for malyalam computing project.

Steps(by default you will get the inscript layaout)

1. Download this patch, this is an .iso file.

2. write this .iso file in to a cd

3. insert cd in to cd drive and take synaptic package manager from the system menu.

4. From the edit menu select add cdrom option , then they will ask to insert the cd … then insert the cd and click yes button. Then it will ask to insert another cd in tio the drive if you want. Now you dont need this ..so click no.

5. Then click reload button on the left side of the top panel.Now you can see the reloading steps.

6. After that from the software list you can search the patch ml-debian , then right click on the left square button and click mark for installation , then click mark.

7. Then click the apply button on the top panel. Again apply on the next window.

8. Now you complete your installation steps.

For Phonetic(manglish)

1. From the software list in the synaptic package manager select the patch ml-phonetic-debian and install with the method explained above.

2. Then install SCIM package with the same above method.

3. After that you will need to restart the system.

4. Then you can find a keyboard symbol on the top panel of the desktop.

5. Right click on this symbol , then click SCIM setup then click Global Setup under the IME Engine.

6. Then tick the languages you want to use.

Now you complete the settings for your malayalam usage.

For making tthese more simple we have to do some more things.

Selecting keyboard layout

1. Right click on the desktop top panel and click add to panel.

2. select keyboard indicater. Now you can see USA on the panel.

3. Right click on the USA button and select keyboard prefferences.

4. Then click layouts then add then India , under India select malayalam.

5. Close the screens and on the desktop click the USA button now it will change to India. This is the method for toggling the keyboard layouts.

Shortcut keys

1. For togling keyboard layouts—->press both alt keys simultaneously( this is default , you can change it from the settings).

2. For starting SCIM , press control+space bar