[ubuntu-in] SCIM keymap for Hindi Baraha system

[Gora Mohanty]

On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 14:42 -0400, Dinbandhu wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 21:10 +0530, Gora Mohanty wrote:
> 
> > An updated Baraha Hindi keymap is now available at:
> > http://oriya.sarovar.org/download/hi-baraha.mim . Simply download the
> > file, copy it to /usr/share/m17n/ and restart SCIM. It should show up
> > as hi-baraha under the Hindi section (you will need to have both the
> > scim, and scim-m17n packages installed).
> 
> I created a new file on my desktop, named it hi-baraha.mim, and pasted
> the contents of the above-mentioned webpage into it. I then tried to
> copy it or drag it to /usr/share/m17n/, but I received an error message
> at this point which states, 
> 
> "Error while copying to "/usr/share/m17n". You do not have permissions
> to write to this folder."
> 
> How can I change the permissions in the m17n folder so it will allow me
> to put the new file there? Or if not that, then what do I need to do to
> make this work?

It is not a good idea to change the permissions on system directories. I
am not sure how to do the equivalent from the GUI, but open a terminal
(choose Applications menu > Accessories > Terminal), and at the prompt
there, type "sudo cp hi-baraha.mim /usr/share/m17n" (without the
quotes), and hit return. This should prompt you for your password, and
on entering that correctly, it will copy the file. Don't forget to
restart SCIM if it is already running: Logging out, and logging back in
is the easiest way.

> Also, the posting I tried to send to this ubuntu-in list yesterday,
> bounced. Why is that?

Not sure. The bounce message should have some details. If not, please
try contacting the list administrator at
ubuntu-in-owner at lists.ubuntu.com

Regards,
Gora