Ubuntu has the built in sinhala unicode support. But it is not the 'wijesekara' keyboard layout. ( http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services/layout/ ) . How ever 'wijesekara' type pack is available in the web site ( http://www.siyabas.lk/sinhala_how_to_install.html ) . But the problem is it is only available for ubuntu 9.04. I tried to install this package in ubuntu 11.10. But failed :-(. What should I do?
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I also have this problem. Sinhala-lk-lug font can be installed using the following command (as root):
By installing using the above command and making suitable setting in Language Support {ibus} and Keyboard Input Methods {add required languages} Sinhala unicode could be used without any trouble in 12.04 as well as previous versions of Ubuntu. But for some time now, although the language selector shows up there it is not possible to type using Sinhala. This might be caused due to a regular software update.
Note: When using the above-mentioned long command to install Sinhala Unicode, the Terminal gives a message that instead of "ttf", "fonts" will be selected.
http://mtechzone.blogspot.com/2011/11/unicode-sinhala-fix-in-linux-ubuntu.html