Hangul-fixer

Linux Korean Input Guide

Korean not working on Linux? Fix it in 1 minute!

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⚡ 1-Minute Fix

KDE Users (Kubuntu, openSUSE, etc.)

System Settings → Input Devices → Virtual Keyboard → Select kime or fcitx5 → Re-login

GNOME Users (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.)

Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → + → Korean (Hangul)

Others (Xfce, i3, Hyprland, etc.)

Copy-paste into terminal:

echo 'export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx' >> ~/.profile && echo "Please re-login!"

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📦 No IME installed?

fcitx5 (Recommended: Multi-language, GUI config)

Distro	Install Command
Ubuntu/Debian	sudo apt install fcitx5 fcitx5-hangul
Fedora	sudo dnf install fcitx5 fcitx5-hangul
Arch	sudo pacman -S fcitx5-im fcitx5-hangul
openSUSE	sudo zypper install fcitx5 fcitx5-hangul

kime (Recommended: Lightweight, Rust-based)

Distro	Install Method
Arch	yay -S kime or kime AUR
openSUSE Tumbleweed	sudo zypper install kime
Fedora	dnf copr enable toroidalfox/kime && dnf install kime
Debian/Ubuntu	Download .deb from GitHub Releases
NixOS	See kime official docs

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❓ Only some apps don't work?

App	Fix
Chrome/Brave	Go to chrome://flags → Search "Ozone" → Select Wayland
Discord/Slack	Launch with --ozone-platform=wayland
Flatpak apps	Run flatpak override --user --socket=session-bus
Wine games	❌ Currently unsupported

👉 More solutions: Troubleshooting Guide

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📊 App Compatibility

Which apps work? COMPATIBILITY.md

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🤝 Help Us

Found an app that doesn't work?
Open an Issue — Just tell us the app name!

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📚 Learn More

• 📖 Why doesn't it work? (Technical)
• 📖 Troubleshooting Guide
• 📖 Contributing Guide

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