What is available?

• LKLUG Unicode Sinhala font
• libicu (renderer used by Open Office) with partial Sinhala support
• SCIM transliterated input method
• Automatically set the required environment variables in /etc/environment

How to install

1. Add to /etc/apt/sources.list

   deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/ubuntu/i386/edgy/ ./

2. Update repository metadata:
   

   apt-get update

3. Install Sinhala packages:
   

   apt-get install sinhala-gnu-linux

4. Upgrade libicu package:
   

   apt-get upgrade

5. Logout and login again. Environment variables need to be
   set/updated (NO NEED TO REBOOT)

How to test

1. Visit http://si.wikipedia.org/ and see if the Sinhala letters render correctly.
2. Copy and paste some of the content from Sinhala wikipedia to Open Office Writer. Then highlight the Sinhala text and choose the LKLUG font to display them.
3. To test SCIM, press Control-space whilst you are running a Gnome application. Then select one of the Sinhala input methods.

NOTE:

Repositories are only provided for the most recent version of Ubuntu because we need to encourage users to test the most recent version. If you have any problems, questions or suggestions, please send an email to the appropriate mailing list.