How to install
Add to /etc/apt/sources.list
On Debian 4.0 (Etch)
deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/debian/i386/etch/ ./On Debian testing (Lenny)
deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/debian/i386/lenny/ ./On Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) i386
deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/ubuntu/i386/gutsy/ ./On Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) amd64
deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/ubuntu/amd64/gutsy/ ./
Update repository metadata:
apt-get updateInstall Sinhala packages:
apt-get install sinhala-gnu-linuxUpgrade relevant packages:
apt-get upgradeLogout and login again. Environment variables need to be set/updated (NO NEED TO REBOOT)
How to test
Visit http://si.wikipedia.org/ and see if the Sinhala letters render correctly.
Copy and paste some of the content from Sinhala wikipedia to Open Office Writer. Then highlight the Sinhala text and choose the LKLUG font to display them.
To test SCIM, press Control-space whilst you are running a GNOME application. Then select one of the Sinhala input methods
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If you haven't Internet connection you can follow very easy way to do this. You want to go to the computer with E-net connection.This computer must use same Linux version which you use in you're computer.After you can follow my article and enable sinhala in computer. After you can make a repository.Using this Repo you can enable sinhala in you're computer.
If you don't know how to make Repo use this article:-http://prabu-lk.blogspot.com/2008/04/repo-linux-command-for-ubuntu.html