Chinese input
To have the Chinese Input Method installed,
1) Install the Chinese language support from "language support".
Ubuntu -> Language Support -> Install/Remove Languages...
2) Install Fcitx
http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2016/07/2-best-chinese-pinyin-im-ubuntu-16-04/
a) In terminal run:
sudo apt install fcitx fcitx-googlepinyin fcitx-table-wbpy fcitx-pinyin fcitx-sunpinyin
b) After that, launch Language Support utility and select use Fcitx:
c) Finally restart your computer and you’ll see a keyboard icon in panel. Go to Configure (see menu in the top picture) and do:
- click the bottom left plus icon.
- scroll down and choose an IM you want
- finally click OK.