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I could successfully installed and used Avro in my previous Ubuntu 18.02. This installation problem arises in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.

To install Avro, I am following the instructions from this thread: http://libtechbwn.blogspot.com/2018/06/install-avro-phonetics-in-ubuntu-1804.html

I have followed each step as instructed. I think the main problem occurs of my installation is in Manage Installed Languages. In Manage Installed Languages, after adding Bangla language package, I am losing all Bangla language selection options in language choose list.

The below mentioned pictures visualize the result of Bangla language package installation and result of the installation:

**Bangla Language Package** has been installed

After installing the language, the language selection list look like this: Language selection list after Bangla language package installation

I have restart ibus with restart ibus as instructed, it didn’t return any error.

I have tried to follow few threads here on Ask Ubuntu to solve my installation problem but in vain.

I have specially followed the following threads:

I have also tried to install from Github, from this repository: https://github.com/maateen/avro/releases where the instruction are locate here: https://github.com/maateen/avro

Where could I possibly have done wrong during my Avro installation, so that this problem occurs?

After successfully adding Avro phonetic I got following output from different environment:

  • System Info

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  • StickyNote

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  • Avro version

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  • Avro 2.0.1 and 2.1.3 behavior in Ubuntu Default Text Editor

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  • Avro 2.0.1 and 2.1.3 behavior in Bijiben Quickly jot notes Note 3.28.1-1

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When you installed the Bangla language from "Manage Installed Languages", the Bangla/Bengali input source options were moved from the "Other" window. Actually I think that you now see a "Bangla" item at the very first window when clicking the + button, and if you select "Bangla", a sub window will open with a number of options, including "Bengali (Avro Phonetic)".

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  • Now I am outside. I will be at home within a hour and I will check my installation and reply your answer. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 14:09
  • I did not notice this. Before installing *** Bangla lanuage package from Manage Installed Languages*, Bangla would be displayed only in the other** window. That's why after installing the package, I went the other tab to see if the Bengali (Avro Phonetic) has been added. After reading your answer, now I've checked and I found that the Benglai(Avro Phonetic) and all other Bangla options are being displayed at top of the window. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 15:42
  • @Mamun: Good. Assuming you are on a standard Ubuntu desktop with GNOME, are you successful in using it for typing Bangla? Asking because of what I wrote in this answer. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 16 '19 at 16:13
  • Yes, I could with some exception.

    Well, I don't have good knowledge whether I have GNOME or Unity. I am seeing in System Info that I have GNOME. For clarification, I am adding the screenshots of my System Info window.

    I have successfully written in Bangla with Aubro phonetic in web browser, LibreOfiice. But it did not work in StickyNote or Notepade++. Please check my edited question to see the screenshots. I have added the screenshots of each output.

     – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 16:57
  • @Mamun: That's indeed GNOME. May I ask which version of avro you installed finally? – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 16 '19 at 17:14
  • Sorry for delay reply, I had to go outside again and just now I'm being able to answer your question. I don't know how to check Avro's version in Ubuntu. I have followed few tutorial to install Avro and never uninstall any previous installed one from previous tutorial. So there could more than one version. Most probably I have installed Avro_2.0_1_all.deb" . If I would knew how to check Avro's installed version in Ubuntu then I could be specific. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 22:12
  • @Mamun: I did some research, and by now I'm pretty sure that it's version 2.0-1 you have. One way to confirm it is to open a terminal window and enter apt show avro. Anyway, I figured out my own problem and edited the answer I linked to above. In short: Version 2.1-3 has issues and should be avoided. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 17 '19 at 01:30
  • Ok. Now I am going work. After reutrning home, I will check the version. – Mamun Jun 17 '19 at 06:35
  • Well, it seems that I have 2.1-3 version. I am attaching the terminal output produced by the command from your comment to check Avro version,. Please check the screenshots to see in detail. – Mamun Jun 17 '19 at 20:10
  • @Mamun: Now I'm confused. But considering that it works for you, you really don't need to care about my doubts about that version. That is, unless you want to try 2.0-1 to check if it makes a difference in those apps where it doesn't work currently. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 18 '19 at 01:39
  • Ok, I will try on weekends 2.0-1 version and let you know the result. Is there any easy way to shift from one version to another version of Avro? I tried to find some instructions to uninstall Avro, but did not find a good one. – Mamun Jun 18 '19 at 06:51
  • @Mamun: Step 6 in the guide you linked to is fine. You don't need to uninstall the current version first; it will just be replaced with the new (i.e. older) version. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 18 '19 at 08:11
  • I have tired both Avro 2.0-1 and 2.1-3 and receiving results are being displayed in the above last two attached images. Both behave same except in Ubuntu's default notes and one sticky not editor I've downloaded from Ubuntu Software, Bijiben Quickly jot notes, version -3.28.1-1. In these, two newly text editors, 2.0-1 could successfully write in Bangla where 2.1-3 could not. Please check the last two attached images to see the output. In both tests, the Avro version is written on right side of text. – Mamun Jun 22 '19 at 11:51
  • @Mamun: Thanks, then our observations are similar. I usually use gedit (Ubuntu's default editor) to test when playing with IBus. The conclusion seems to be that 2.0-1works more reliably than 2.1-3. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 22 '19 at 13:53
  • I have forgot about gedit. Now I have tested Avro in gedit, both version work fine. Yes, it seems to me also that 2.0.-1 are more reliable than 2.1-3. – Mamun Jun 22 '19 at 15:27
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Adding a second answer to this question, since Avro Phonetic now has been made available to Ubuntu users via an official package.

To install it:

sudo apt install ibus-avro

That package is better than both 2.0-1 and 2.1-3. It installs the latest upstream software, including a bugfix which is important to Ubuntu users, and unlike 2.1-3 it does not depend on the ibus-qt4 package, which is not present in the Ubuntu 19.04 archive.

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