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What do I have to do to switch from writing in one language (such as English) to another (such as French) on Lubuntu 18.04.1 LTS? I use French and I need to use Arabic.

Zanna
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Jean Pierre
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    Could you please explain what you mean by "go from language to another"? – pomsky Jan 24 '19 at 20:09
  • I mean that I substitute writing in one language (for example french) by another ( for example arabic) – Jean Pierre Jan 24 '19 at 20:20
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    See these: https://askubuntu.com/questions/216787/how-to-install-select-and-use-different-keyboard-layouts-of-the-same-language-i and https://askubuntu.com/questions/936058/add-or-change-keyboard-layout-on-lubuntu-16-04 – pomsky Jan 25 '19 at 07:36
  • I found the solution in opening a terminal and typing " setxkbmap ar for Arabic " . But when I want to switch to French, I can't use the terminal to type setxkbmap fr " because the characters on the keyboard are already in Arabic. – Jean Pierre Jan 25 '19 at 22:30
  • See this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Keyboard#Change_Layout_Option – pomsky Jan 25 '19 at 22:46

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As for myself, I have to switch between French, English and Russian. I installed all 3 Input sources in Settings/Region & language. I recently discovered I had to press Super Key+Shift+Space to switch keyboard setting.

When there are only 2 input sources, just press Super Key + Space.

Dominik Cornice
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  • Super+Space should work too. – pomsky Jan 25 '19 at 07:18
  • Super+Space should work with more than 2 input sources too. Super+Space and Shift+Super+Space do the same thing, but in the opposite directions (left-to-right vs. right-to-left). – pomsky Jan 25 '19 at 07:32