LMDE 6: Chinese Input Method FCITX not usable [solved]

[i18nde]

Compared to LMDE 5 at LMDE 6 FCITX will not start.
I solved the problem, invoking the im-launcher like in LMDE 5:

New entry in Startup menu

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Name: im-launcher

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Command: sh -c 'if ["x$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "xwayland"];then exec env IM_CONFIG_CHECK_ENV=1 im-launch true;fi'

Worked like a charm!

[xenopeek]

For one it's XDG_SESSION_TYPE, not XGD_SESSION_TYPE.

But more importantly, testing for xwayland is only useful if you're running under Wayland. LMDE 6 comes with Cinnamon 5.8 and that doesn't support Wayland (yet). LMDE 6 Cinnamon only runs under Xorg so XDG_SESSION_TYPE will always be x11 and that makes the if statement fail and not execute the im-launch command.

Your command could be useful to others but only if they are using something like Gnome Shell or KDE that can run under Wayland.

[i18nde]

You are absolutely right! Thank you, my "solution" really doesn't make any sense.

But I finally found the right way to do it:

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im-config -s fcitx

into the Start, and it works.

Found it at the right place with the FCITX guys: https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Configure_(Debian)

[i18nde]

For one it's XDG_SESSION_TYPE, not XGD_SESSION_TYPE.

Your command could be useful to others but only if they are using something like Gnome Shell or KDE that can run under Wayland.

Corrected.