Currently Ubuntu 11.x does not allow for all Khmer vowels to be correctly typed.  If you’ve had trouble typing Khmer in Ubuntu, try this solution and see if it works – it should allow the NiDA keyboard that comes with Ubuntu to be fully used.

Here’s how it can be fixed:
1. Type
sudo gedit /etc/environment
2. Add a line
GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
3. Save and close.

4.Then in terminal type:
sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose

5. Gedit should open, search for Khmer and make sure the following exists (if not, copy and paste it in):

#
# Khmer digraphs
#
<U17ff> : “ាំ”
<U17fe> : “ោះ”
<U17fd> : “េះ”
<U17fc> : “ុំ”
<U17fb> : “ុះ”

6. Save and reboot.

 

And that’s it!  Let us know if you have any trouble in the comments.

19 Comments. Leave new

  • could u pls help me, how to install Khmer unicode on Android phone ? your helpful is much appreciated. thx in advance.

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  • Can u explain me clearly about how to fix Khmer Unicode fixing in ubuntu 11.x?

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    • Hello Chhayhout,
      Did you follow the instructions on this page? There shouldn’t be any more issues with Khmer on Ubuntu. What kind of trouble are you having?
      -Nathan
      for sbbic.org

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      • Unfortunately, the instructions did not fix the issue – Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS.

        Thanks and regards,

        Dararith

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  • Khmer Geeks
    May 26, 2014 4:53 am

    ខ្ញុំប្រើ Ubuntu 14.04 សាកធ្វើ​តាម​បង​ហើយ​អត់​ដើរ​ទេ

    នៅរឿង​មួយ​ទៀត​គឺរាល់​ពេល Wifi របស់​ខ្ញុំដាច់​ជាប់ៗ​រហូត
    មានន័យថា auto disconnect wifi

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    • replace ” to “

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      • Khmer Geeks
        June 2, 2014 3:23 am

        អគុណអ្វីដែរមាន​បញ្ហានោះគឺនៅក្នុង Chrome និងកម្មវិធីមួយ​ចំនួន វាយ​អត់​ចេញ​ទេ សូម្បី​តែ ចេញទ្រុងជ្រូក ក៏មិន​ចេញ​ដែរ

        គឺ null key តែម្ដង

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        • ខ្ញុំដូចជាគ្មានបញ្ហាទេ! តែខ្ញុំមិនបានប្រើ chrome ទេខ្ញុំប្រើ firefox ! ពីមុនខ្ញុំប្រើUbuntu តែឥឡូវខ្ញុំប្រើLubuntu វិញ ព្រោះខ្ញុំម៉ាស៊ីនខ្ញុំមានកំរិត ! អ្នកមាន facebook ទេ? ស្រួលបញ្ហាអ្វីសួរអ្នក ព្រោះយើងសុទ្ធតែអ្នកចូលចិត្ត Ubuntu 🙂

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  • Hi Nathan,

    I’ve tried this, and it works; but one thing still they are readable at all.

    Is there anyway to get around this?

    Thanks,
    Makara

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  • *correction: they aren’t readable

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  • សាកសិទ្ធិ៍មែន! Ubuntu 15.04​

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  • ខ្ញុំ​ចង់​ប្រើ​សញ្ញាភ្នែក​មាន់ និង​រះមុខ​ពីរ តែ​មិន​អាច​ចុច​មិន​ចេញ​សោះ
    តាម​ធម្មតា​យើង​ចុច (Ctr + Alt + 😉 និង (Ctr + Alt + ‘)
    សូមជួយ​បង្ហាញ​ផង។

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  • cannot save

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  • 18.04 has the same problem with these vowels, but the solution described does not resolve it. Any further advice?

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  • ubuntu 18.04 មិនអាចចុចដកឃ្លាបាន(ទាល់តែចុច Shift+Space) ទើបអាចដកឃ្លាបាន(ទាំង ខ្មែរនិងអង់គ្លេស់)។តើមានវិធីអាចដោះស្រាយបានអត់?ខ្ញំុចង់ប្រើតែkey​ space មួយអាចដកឃ្លាន

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