devnagari script in terminal

Question

When I try to write in terminal in devnagari script, the vowels are shown separated from consonants (unlike how it is written).

The same is the case when I open a file containing devnagari characters in vim in terminal.

Is there a way to get these characters printed properly?

Try sudo apt-get install mlterm ; mlterm – user.dz Jun 11 '14 at 12:54 — user.dz, Jun 11 '14 at 12:54

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 11 '14 at 12:38

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Please use konsole, it supports devanagari well. Install it with:

sudo apt-get install konsole

edited Jun 11 '14 at 12:38

chaos

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answered Jun 11 '14 at 12:10

Saroj Dhakal

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Spot-on. This is the only thing that worked for me. It's kind of annoying that even sublime text doesn't support devnagari or any Indian scripts. – Plasty Grove Nov 08 '17 at 02:18

user68186 · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-26T23:14:57.090

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This problem is fixed in Ubuntu 19.04 and above

The gnome-terminal 3.32 supports Devanagari and other Indian fonts rendering.

Old Answer

You may be out of luck. Even though Devnagari (Hindi, etc.) script works well in most text input areas like gedit, browsers, and word processors, it looks like complex indic scripts like Devnagari are not supported in the default gnome terminal. However, some people were working on Devanagari support on GNOME Terminal and the results are available here.

I have no idea how this tweaked version of gnome terminal will fit into Ubuntu. As usual use caution when installing programs, apps and codes from unknown sources.

Another option is to install fbterm from Ubuntu Software Center. See the comments section of How can I get colors in TTY working correctly? for how to make it work.

Hope this helps

edited Aug 26 '19 at 23:14

answered Aug 31 '12 at 16:04

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OK. Are there any terminals in the distros that support rendering of complex scripts like devnagari? – deshmukh Sep 03 '12 at 10:31
I have added fbterm to the answer. Let me know if you can get it to work. – user68186 Sep 03 '12 at 17:55
Nope. I am not able to start fbterm from Unity. – deshmukh Sep 09 '12 at 12:54
Try: add yourself to the video group. Then you should be able to start fbterm from terminal. – user68186 Sep 09 '12 at 12:59
No. Does not work. Gives an error 'stdin isn't a interactive tty!' – deshmukh Sep 09 '12 at 13:17

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 26 '19 at 23:00

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VTE version 0.56 (gnome-terminal 3.32) fixed Devanagari rendering.

answered Aug 26 '19 at 23:00

egmont

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devnagari script in terminal

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This problem is fixed in Ubuntu 19.04 and above

Old Answer

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