how to add chinese input on ubuntu 16.04

Question

I've tried to add Chinese input on Ubuntu 16.04, but it doesn't work.

Answer 1

You can consider to use gcin, it's easily installed.

sudo apt-get install gcin
im-config # this will show a windows, just select ok and then yes

After the im-config command, a window will pop out. Just select gcin, press ok, then login and logout. Now you should see a new icon on the upper right of your screen and be able to use Chinese input by pressing <ctrl> + <space>