– Updated –
To get correct rendering of telugu in ubuntu fallow the steps :
In Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala (Current Version):
- sudo apt-get install ttf-telugu-fonts language-pack-te
- Restart any application which is opened to take the effect (Such as Firefox)
- You are done! Enjoy the telugu font – Test page : http://te.wikipedia.org
** Ubuntu developers included Lohit font in ttf-telugu-fonts package in the latest versions
For Older versions of Ubuntu:
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
- Restart your computer ( or restart the xsession ) to get correct telugu rendering
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://te.wikipedia.org or http://www.swecha.org/?q=node/23
telugu SCIM – if you want to type in telugu fallow these steps :
I prefer RTS type style for telugu because it is easy
In Ubuntu Latest Version (from Edgy):
- sudo apt-get install scim-m17n
- wget http://abhiomkar.googlepages.com/te-rts.mim
- sudo cp te-rts.mim /usr/share/m17n/
In Ubuntu Dapper (Older Version):
- 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/
To run SCIM whenever you login into Gnome, do this – Open gnome-session-properties ( System > Preferences > Sessions ), in Click Add button in Startup Programs tab, fill the Name and Command as scim, Restart the Gnome session or just run scim command from terminal.
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 
పండగ చేసుకో ఇక…
My GNOME desktop in Telugu
Showing Firefox 3.5.5 (te.wikipedia.org) in Ubuntu 9.10 for Telugu Rendering with Lohit Font
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.
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
