I want to modify the Mozc settings.

Problem: Clicking the gear at the right of Japanese (Mozc) has no effect:

On previous versions of Ubuntu, a workaround was to run /usr/lib/mozc/mozc_tool --mode=config_dialog from command line, but that executable does not exist anymore (the mozc_server and mozc_renderer in the same folder do not seem to do anything when run with the same argument).

Is there a workaround to open the Mozc settings? They are supposed to look like this:

2 Answers

You need to install mozc-utils-gui to have mozc_tool

sudo apt-get install mozc-utils-gui

before running /usr/lib/mozc/mozc_tool --mode=config_dialog.

Ubuntu (18.04) uses IBUS to be the IMF (Input method framework). And it manages the IMEs (Input Method Editor), like MOZC.

Install:

• ibus: sudo apt install ibus.
• mozc: sudo apt install ibus-mozc mozc-utils-gui.

Navigation

To see the configuration window:

1. Click on Gnome Status menu (Gnome's top-left bar) > IBus menu (i.e. keyboard/input language selector) > Select Japanese Mozc input method.
2. Again, click on Gnome Status Menu > IBuz > tools > Properties > Mozc Settings window.

Screenshots

Alternatives

You can install/use another IMFs and japanese IMEs.

IMEs

Others IMEs to substitute MOZC when typing japanese are:

• Anthy: sudo apt install ibus-anthy.
• KKC: sudo apt install ibus-kkc.
• SKK: sudo apt install ibus-skk.

IMFs

One suggestion to substitute IBUS is FCITX:

• Fcitx: sudo apt install fcitx.

And you will need to install all IMEs again, like:

• sudo apt install fcitx-mozc.
• sudo apt install fictx-kkc.
• sudo apt install fictx-skk.

A list of IMF can be found in List of input methods for Unix platforms and Linux input method framework brief summary.