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I could successfully installed and used Avro in my previous Ubuntu 18.02. This installation problem arises in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.

To install Avro, I am following the instructions from this thread: http://libtechbwn.blogspot.com/2018/06/install-avro-phonetics-in-ubuntu-1804.html

I have followed each step as instructed. I think the main problem occurs of my installation is in Manage Installed Languages. In Manage Installed Languages, after adding Bangla language package, I am losing all Bangla language selection options in language choose list.

The below mentioned pictures visualize the result of Bangla language package installation and result of the installation:

**Bangla Language Package** has been installed

After installing the language, the language selection list look like this: Language selection list after Bangla language package installation

I have restart ibus with restart ibus as instructed, it didn’t return any error.

I have tried to follow few threads here on Ask Ubuntu to solve my installation problem but in vain.

I have specially followed the following threads:

I have also tried to install from Github, from this repository: https://github.com/maateen/avro/releases where the instruction are locate here: https://github.com/maateen/avro

Where could I possibly have done wrong during my Avro installation, so that this problem occurs?

After successfully adding Avro phonetic I got following output from different environment:

  • System Info

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  • StickyNote

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  • Avro version

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  • Avro 2.0.1 and 2.1.3 behavior in Ubuntu Default Text Editor

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  • Avro 2.0.1 and 2.1.3 behavior in Bijiben Quickly jot notes Note 3.28.1-1

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When you installed the Bangla language from "Manage Installed Languages", the Bangla/Bengali input source options were moved from the "Other" window. Actually I think that you now see a "Bangla" item at the very first window when clicking the + button, and if you select "Bangla", a sub window will open with a number of options, including "Bengali (Avro Phonetic)".

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  • Now I am outside. I will be at home within a hour and I will check my installation and reply your answer. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 14:09
  • I did not notice this. Before installing *** Bangla lanuage package from Manage Installed Languages***, _Bangla_ would be displayed only in the **other** window. That's why after installing the package, I went the other tab to see if the Bengali (Avro Phonetic) has been added. After reading your answer, now I've checked and I found that the Benglai(Avro Phonetic) and all other Bangla options are being displayed at top of the window. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 15:42
  • @Mamun: Good. Assuming you are on a standard Ubuntu desktop with GNOME, are you successful in using it for typing Bangla? Asking because of what I wrote in [this answer](https://askubuntu.com/a/1148147). – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 16 '19 at 16:13
  • Yes, I could with some exception. Well, I don't have good knowledge whether I have GNOME or Unity. I am seeing in System Info that I have GNOME. For clarification, I am adding the screenshots of my System Info window. I have successfully written in Bangla with Aubro phonetic in web browser, LibreOfiice. But it did not work in StickyNote or Notepade++. Please check my edited question to see the screenshots. I have added the screenshots of each output. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 16:57
  • @Mamun: That's indeed GNOME. May I ask which version of avro you installed finally? – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 16 '19 at 17:14
  • Sorry for delay reply, I had to go outside again and just now I'm being able to answer your question. I don't know how to check Avro's version in Ubuntu. I have followed few tutorial to install Avro and never uninstall any previous installed one from previous tutorial. So there could more than one version. Most probably I have installed **Avro_2.0_1_all.deb"** . If I would knew how to check Avro's installed version in Ubuntu then I could be specific. – Mamun Jun 16 '19 at 22:12
  • @Mamun: I did some research, and by now I'm pretty sure that it's version `2.0-1` you have. One way to confirm it is to open a terminal window and enter `apt show avro`. Anyway, I figured out my own problem and edited the answer I linked to above. In short: Version `2.1-3` has issues and should be avoided. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 17 '19 at 01:30
  • Ok. Now I am going work. After reutrning home, I will check the version. – Mamun Jun 17 '19 at 06:35
  • Well, it seems that I have `2.1-3` version. I am attaching the terminal output produced by the command from your comment to check Avro version,. Please check the screenshots to see in detail. – Mamun Jun 17 '19 at 20:10
  • @Mamun: Now I'm confused. But considering that it works for you, you really don't need to care about my doubts about that version. That is, unless you want to try `2.0-1` to check if it makes a difference in those apps where it doesn't work currently. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 18 '19 at 01:39
  • Ok, I will try on weekends 2.0-1 version and let you know the result. Is there any easy way to shift from one version to another version of Avro? I tried to find some instructions to uninstall Avro, but did not find a good one. – Mamun Jun 18 '19 at 06:51
  • @Mamun: Step 6 in the guide you linked to is fine. You don't need to uninstall the current version first; it will just be replaced with the new (i.e. older) version. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 18 '19 at 08:11
  • I have tired both Avro `2.0-1` and `2.1-3` and receiving results are being displayed in the above last two attached images. Both behave same except in **Ubuntu's default notes** and one sticky not editor I've downloaded from Ubuntu Software, **Bijiben Quickly jot notes**, version -3.28.1-1. In these, two newly text editors, `2.0-1` could successfully write in Bangla where `2.1-3` could not. Please check the last two attached images to see the output. In both tests, the Avro version is written on right side of text. – Mamun Jun 22 '19 at 11:51
  • @Mamun: Thanks, then our observations are similar. I usually use `gedit` (Ubuntu's default editor) to test when playing with IBus. The conclusion seems to be that `2.0-1`works more reliably than `2.1-3`. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 22 '19 at 13:53
  • I have forgot about `gedit`. Now I have tested Avro in `gedit`, both version work fine. Yes, it seems to me also that `2.0.-1` are more reliable than `2.1-3`. – Mamun Jun 22 '19 at 15:27
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Adding a second answer to this question, since Avro Phonetic now has been made available to Ubuntu users via an official package.

To install it:

sudo apt install ibus-avro

That package is better than both 2.0-1 and 2.1-3. It installs the latest upstream software, including a bugfix which is important to Ubuntu users, and unlike 2.1-3 it does not depend on the ibus-qt4 package, which is not present in the Ubuntu 19.04 archive.

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