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yochaigal

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From: Boston

Registered: 2011-02-06

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How do I add an input source besides English in Gnome Shell? [SOLVED]

Hello.
I'm a bit confused as to how I should add additional languages/input sources in Gnome Shell. When I ran Gnome Shell in Ubuntu, I could add additional input sources via the Region & Language section of the Gnome control panel, but in Arch I've only got English (my locale is en_US.UTF-8). I'd like to be able to switch between English & Hebrew.
Do I need to install an underlying gnome package for handling additional input sources? Or do I need to manually add a locale? The wiki seems unclear on this. Also, should I use localectl? I'm also a bit unsure there.

Thanks!

Last edited by yochaigal (2015-02-21 16:38:25)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: How do I add an input source besides English in Gnome Shell? [SOLVED]

Or do I need to manually add a locale?

I think so.

Edit the file at /etc/locale.gen and un-comment the desired locale then run:

# locale-gen

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lo … ng_locales

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yochaigal

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From: Boston

Registered: 2011-02-06

Posts: 202

Re: How do I add an input source besides English in Gnome Shell? [SOLVED]

Ah, that was it. For those who find this post:

I edited /etc/locale.gen and uncommented "#he_IL.UTF-8 UTF-8"
I then ran locale-gen as root
I then restarted GDM, and my language choice appeared.

Thanks!