Autostarting ibus daemon

[chandra]

I have tried to autostart the ibus daemon upon logging in using the script:

ibus-daemon --xim --replace --daemonize --panel=/usr/lib/ibus/ibus-ui-gtk3

but it does not happen.

However, if I execute the script after I login, I am able to get the daemon running as usual.

This is something I can live with, but I am seeking a solution, if there is one, for autostarting to work.

Thanks.

[Aragorn]

How exactly did you try getting it to autostart?

[realmain]

The daemon for ibus should auto start by itself every boot after you use ibus-setup in the terminal. If it isn’t:

If, however, IBus is not autostarted upon login, then move the “export …” lines above to either

• ~/.xprofile instead and append this line to the same file: ibus-daemon -drx , or
• ~/.xinitrc and append this line to the same file: ibus-daemon -drx .
• Another potential option is adding ibus-daemon -drx after the export ... lines in ~/.bashrc .

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/IBus#Initial_setup

[chandra]

Using a script that said:

ibus-daemon --xim --replace --daemonize --panel=/usr/lib/ibus/ibus-ui-gtk3

and executing it under KDE System Settings under Autostart.

[chandra]

Thank you. It works!

I added the line

ibus-daemon -drx

after the export lines in ~/.bashrc.

My ~/.bash_profile file calls ~/.bashrc.

[papajoke]

@chandra

~/.bashrc.

the best: ? not sure: bashrc is called every time you open terminal and a “window” in terminal.

[chandra]

I just tried removing the environment variables from .bashrc, and plonking them all with the daemon starting command as well, into $HOME/.xprofile so:

export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
ibus-daemon -drx

For the record, iBus autostarts after a cold reboot.

So, I will keep it this way, without involving .bashrc

[realmain]

@chandra

Thank you. It works!

Please select the solution post (box with a checkmark) so that it is marked as solved

[Aragorn]

Several people have already tried that today ─ myself included, as well as two team members ─ but it appears to be broken. It has been reported and it’s being looked into.

[chandra]

I marked your post as the solution before your above post, but the boxed tick got unticked somehow. Perhaps as @Aragorn has said, the solution box is not working as it should.

[Fabby]

It’s looking good now. Issue solved!

CC @Aragorn @realmain