To get correct rendering of telugu in ubuntu fallow the steps :
In Ubuntu Dapper & Ubuntu Edgy :
- sudo apt-get install ttf-telugu-fonts ttf-indic-fonts language-pack-te
- wget http://abhiomkar.googlepages.com/fonts.cache-1
- sudo cp fonts.cache-1 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-telugu-fonts
- sudo fc-cache
In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn / Gutsy / Hardy :
- sudo apt-get install ttf-telugu-fonts ttf-indic-fonts language-pack-te
- wget http://abhiomkar.googlepages.com/lohit_te.ttf
- sudo cp lohit_te.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-telugu-fonts/
- sudo fc-cache
Restart your computer ( or restart the xsession ) to get correct telugu rendering.
To test for it try http://www.swecha.org/?q=node/23
telugu SCIM – if you want to type in telugu fallow these steps :
In Ubuntu Dapper :
- sudo apt-get install scim scim-gtk2-immodule scim-m17n m17n-lib m17n-db
- wget http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/scim-m17n_0.2.0_i386.deb
- wget http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/m17n-lib-bin_1.3.3_i386.deb
- wget http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/m17n-db_1.3.3_all.deb
- wget http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/libm17n-0_1.3.3_i386.deb
- http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/libm17n-dev_1.3.3_i386.deb
- sudo dpkg -i *.deb
- wget http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~snk/pub/scim/te-rts.mim
- sudo cp te-rts.mim /usr/share/m17n/
In Ubuntu Edgy / Feisty / Gutsy / Hardy :
- sudo apt-get install scim-m17n
- wget http://abhiomkar.googlepages.com/te-rts.mim
- sudo cp te-rts.mim /usr/share/m17n/
open gnome-session-properties ( System > Preferences > Sessions ). goto Start up programs and click add , and enter scim , close the session properties and restart your computer or restart the xsession.
After restart, now you can type telugu everywhere (at GTK, Qt ). Just right click where you want to type telugu select input method as SCIM, and press ctrl+space to switch from telugu to english or english to telugu.
You have to select the telugu language from the scim toolbox.
Enjoy 
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My GNOME desktop in Telugu
Got very excited with the Telugu language (మాతృ భాష) in Linux ?
You can get complete Telugu Desktop in GNOME, Do this…
- sudo apt-get install language-pack-gnome-te-base language-pack-gn
- Open System > Administration > Language Support
- Check Telugu Support, Click Apply.
- Then Restart Ubuntu. You are done. మొత్తం తెలుగు వస్తది ర బై.
