Installation on Ubuntu

You may use one of the following methods to install KeyMagic on Ubuntu. These may also work for other Debian based Linux OSes. Thanks to Ko Ko Ye and Ubuntu-MM for providing packages.

Installing from kokoye2007 PPA
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kokoye2007/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ibus-keymagic

Installation on Linux

You may use one of the following methods to install KeyMagic on Ubuntu. These may also work for other Debian based Linux OSes. Thanks to Ko Ko Ye and Ubuntu-MM for providing packages.

Ubuntu - Installing from kokoye2007 PPA

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kokoye2007/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ibus-keymagic

Manual Installation

first, download your Linux Distro base DEB, RPM, or tar.gz.xz file here

Debian Base

first, download your Linux Distro base DEB, RPM, or tar.gz.xz file DEB here

  • Debian base – Ubuntu, Mate, Kali, Debian, Pinguy, Mint, etc 
    sudo dpkg -i ibus-keymagic*.deb

Redhat Base

first, download your Linux Distro base DEB, RPM, or tar.gz.xz file

  1. Fedora fc-x86-64
  2. CentOS el7 x86-64
  • Redhat base – Redhat, Fedora, CentOS, etc 
    sudo -ivh ibus-keymagic*.rpm

Arch Linux

ibus-keymagic-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

 pacman -U ibus-keymagic*.xz

Keyboard Layout

Download Keyboard Layout here – Example KhmerNiDA, Myanmar, Mon, Shan, Malay Add and Configure

mkdir ~/.keymagic
copy .km2 ~/.keymagic
ibus-daemon -rdx
ibus-setup &
ibus-daemon -rdx

#if using gnome ?
gnome-control-center region

KeyMagic is under the English Group Add your Additional Keyboard

Logout and try your keyboard

Ko Ko Ye Credit: Keymagic.net