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Capybara Gymnastics

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Registered: 2025-02-08

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Fcitx not saving settings

I am currently trying to set up a Japanese keyboard using fcitx and Mozc, but every time I add Mozc as an input method, and reboot, when I run fcitx-config again, the Mozc keyboard isn't selected as an input method. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

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arh

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Registered: 2024-10-09

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

does it have to be fcitx specifically? fcitx5 is in the repos and i've found it to be more reliable than the old fcitx, mozc works with it too.

Capybara Gymnastics

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Registered: 2025-02-08

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

I don't mind using another program for this, I can try fcitx5 if you want

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Capybara Gymnastics

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

Neither the AUR nor Pacman are able to access fcitx5-config-qt
I managed to install it but when I ran fcitx5-configtool it showed a message saying it needs this package (fcitx5-config-qt) for it to work but the repos arent responding when I try installing it. I have internet and I've tried yay -Syyu but I still can't access it

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arh

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

do you have the fcitx5-configtool package installed? that's the package that provides fcitx5-config-qt.

Last edited by arh (2025-04-18 10:47:11)

Capybara Gymnastics

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

No, it turns out I didn't have fcitx5-configtool installed. After installing it, and running fcitx5-configtool, I got this result in the terminal:

 fcitx5-config-qt: /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6: version `Qt_6.9' not found (required by fcitx5-config-qt)
fcitx5-config-qt: /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6: version `Qt_6.9' not found (required by /usr/lib/libFcitx5Qt6WidgetsAddons.so.2)
fcitx5-config-qt: /usr/lib/libQt6Core.so.6: version `Qt_6.9' not found (required by /usr/lib/libFcitx5Qt6DBusAddons.so.1)

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arh

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Registered: 2024-10-09

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

you're missing qt6-base, which is needed to run the fcitx config tool.

Capybara Gymnastics

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

Okay, thankyou. After installing qt6-base and running fcitx5-configtool, what should I do? I don't really understand the interface

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arh

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Registered: 2024-10-09

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Re: Fcitx not saving settings

if you have fcitx5-mozc installed you should have mozc in the "available input method" list on the right (you might need to unselect "only show current language" on the bottom). select mozc and move it to the "current input method" panel on the left so that you should have your preferred language and mozc in that list.

don't forget to set the variables and get the fcitx5-gtk and fcitx5-qt packages too so it works properly in gtk and qt software.