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

Fedora fc-x86-64

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