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The default install of Ubuntu 15.10 doesn't have the UNICODE input method working like on previous versions. After reinstalling (and keeping the same configuration files) pressing Ctrl+Shift+U still doesn't allow me to type UNICODE characters.

How should I proceed?

Paul Stelian
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    Answered here and maybe duplicate of that question. System will generate it but if you prefer editing files you could just leave run_im ibus, locally on ~/.xinputrc or globally on /etc/X11/xinit/xinputrc. – Pablo Bianchi Jun 28 '18 at 06:59

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I have found out a solution by myself: iBus wasn't working and I was closing it from the tray unknowingly. I have edited my .xinputrc to allow iBus to start. Still, I don't know why on the other accounts it worked normally; I will mention the contents of the edited .xinputrc below.

# im-config(8) generated on Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:01:26 +0200
run_im ibus
XIM=none
XIM_PROGRAM=
XIM_ARGS=
GTK_IM_MODULE=gtk-im-module-simple
QT_IM_MODULE=xim
IMSETTINGS_IGNORE_ME=yes
DISABLE_IMSETTINGS=yes
# im-config signiture: cce1d9f2a380733e9faadc73e8c273ee  -
Paul Stelian
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Actually the problem is most likely due to Keyboard input method not being set to "iBus".

Go to Applications -> System Tools -> Language and support. On the Language tab, set "Keyboard input method" to "iBus". Logout/login or restart computer, and it works :)

dBlaze
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