How to: Japanese Input on Linux (Kinput2), Mandrake Linux

Japanese Input on Mandrake Linux
- Installlation
- keystrokes<

Howto: Japanese Input on Linux

1) Installation Reminder to run Japanese Input on Linux - You are here
2) Input keystroke, Use of Kinput2 , Japanese input on Mandrake Linux

* Part 1 - How to run Japanese Input on Linux , Post-Installation*

Step 1 : Post-Installation Services Option

After you have finished Mandrake Installation (Partitions, Package Group Selection for Installation). You might need to configure the post-installation, which includes setting your root password, adding users , system-settings (time zone, soundcard, LANS..etc.), Post-Installation Services Option and eventually choosing Desktop(KDE). In the part of Post Installation (Services Option), you will see the followings :

+system
+Other
+Printing
+Internet
+File Sharing
+DataBase Server
+Remote Administration

Be reminded that when you click on the "system", make sure the jserver is clicked (to be installed).

Step 2 : Change language in your own user account on Linux

Assume your user name is MeiLing. Go to shell (terminal) and type "localedrake" to change the language:

[MeiLing@local host]$localedrake
A window will pop up. Click on "Japanese" and "Japan", and then reboot
[MeiLing@local host]$reboot

Screenshot after reboot. Japanese Text Screenshot
Japanese Locale

Japanese Text Screenshot

All command are in Japanese text. If you are familiar with katakana and a few kanji,
it's bascially easy to work in this function.

Katakana is one of the Japanese format , you may guess the meaning in "english":