# Linux KMP installer ## Preparing to run If you are running from the repo or installing keyman-config manually rather than from a package then you will need to `sudo apt install python3-lxml python3-magic python3-numpy python3-qrcode python3-pil python3-requests python3-requests-cache python3 python3-gi gir1.2-webkit-2.4 dconf-cli python3-setuptools` You will also need kmflcomp either from a package or built and installed locally. Run the script `./createkeymandirs.sh` to create the directories for these programs to install the packages to Also copy and compile the GSettings schema ```bash cd keyman_config sudo cp com.keyman.gschema.xml /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas ``` ### Installing manually from the repo `make && sudo make install` will install locally to /usr/local `python3 setup.py --help install` will give you more install options You will need `sudo apt install python3-pip` to `make uninstall` ## Things to run from the command line ### km-config `./km-config` This displays a configuration panel that shows the currently installed Keyman keyboard packages and can download and install additional keyboards. ##### Buttons * `Uninstall` - uninstall selected keyboard * `About` - show information about selected keyboard * `Help` - display help documentation about selected keyboard * `Options` - display options.htm form for setting keyboard options ----------------------------------- * `Refresh` - useful if you install or uninstall on the commandline while running km-config. * `Download` - runs `DownloadKmpWindow` (see below) * `Install` - opens a file choose dialog to choose a kmp file to install and bring up the `InstallKmpWindow` for more details and to confirm installing. * `Close` - close the configuration panel ##### Download window This uses the keyman.com website to install kmps. Search for a language or keyboard in the search box. Select a keyboard from the list. In 'Downloads for your device' there will be an 'Install keyboard' button for the keyboard for Linux. Click it to download the keyboard and bring up the `InstallKmpWindow` for more details and to confirm installing. Secondary-click gives you a menu including 'Back' to go back a page. ### km-package-install `km-package-install -p ` install Keyman keyboard package from the keyman.com server `km-package-install -f ` install Keyman keyboard package from a local .kmp file ### km-package-uninstall `km-package-uninstall ` uninstall Keyman keyboard package `km-package-uninstall -s ` uninstall from shared area `/usr/local` ### km-package-list-installed `km-package-list-installed` shows name, version, id, description of each installed keyboard `km-package-list-installed -s` shows those installed in shared areas `km-package-list-installed -os` shows those installed by the OS `km-package-list-installed -u` shows those installed in user areas ### km-package-get `km-package-get ` download Keyman keyboard package to `~/.cache/keyman` ### km-kvk2ldml `km-kvk2ldml [-p] [-k] [-o LDMLFILE] ` Convert a Keyman kvk on-screen keyboard file to an LDML file. Optionally print the details of the kvk file [-p] optionally with all keys [-k]. ## Building the Debian package You will need the build dependencies as well as the runtime dependencies above `sudo apt install dh-python python3-all debhelper help2man` Run `make deb`. This will build the Debian package in the make_deb directory.