1. Enable support for Chinese
- Launch "System Settings"
- Click "Install / Remove Languages..."
- Add "Chinese (traditional)"
- Log out and log in again
- Install rime by "sudo apt-get install fcitx-rime"
- Launch "System Settings"
- Select "fcitx" for Keyboard input method system
- Log out and log in again
ref:
http://www.pinyinjoe.com/linux/ubuntu-12-chinese-setup.htm
2. Select rime
- Click the keyboard selection icon on the top-right corner of the screen
- Select "Text Entry Settings..."
- Click the "+" button on the left-down corner to add an input source to use
- Search for "rime" and add it
ref:
http://www.pinyinjoe.com/linux/ubuntu-10-chinese-input-pinyin-chewing.htm