What is available?

• Updated LKLUG Unicode Sinhala font
• libicu (renderer used by Open Office) with partial Sinhala support
• SCIM transliterated input method
• Enable Pango in firefox

How to install

1. Add to /etc/apt/sources.list
   deb http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/debian/i386/dapper/ ./
2. Update repository metadata:
   apt-get update
3. Install Sinhala packages:
   apt-get install sinhala-gnu-linux
4. Upgrade libicu package:
   apt-get upgrade
5. Logout and login again because environment variables need to be set/updated (NO NEED TO REBOOT)

How to test

1. Visit http://si.wikipedia.org/ and see if the Sinhala letters render correctly.
2. 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.
3. To test SCIM, press Control-space whilst you are running a Gnome application.