Setup Ubuntu Linux 7.10 with Chinese Language Support

1. Install it from CD
2. Setup network: System -> Administration -> Network
3. Install system & software updates
   • set root password: passwd root
   • uncomment all deb deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list
   • unset LANG; aptitude -y update; aptitude -y dist-upgrade
   • reboot
4. Enable Chinese Language Support on Ubuntu
   • System -> Administration -> Language Support
     • Click "Install" button
     • select "Chinese" then click "Apply" or "OK" button
     • tick "Enable support to enter complex characters"
     • reboot
5. Enable language-selector.conf
   • fontconfig-voodoo -f -s zh_CN
6. Use Windows XP Fonts
   • su
   • cd /usr/share/fonts; mkdir windows
   • cp /media/sda1/WINDOWS/Fonts/cour*.ttf ./
   • cp /media/sda1/WINDOWS/Fonts/tahoma*.ttf ./
   • cp /media/sda1/WINDOWS/Fonts/cour*.ttf ./
   • cp /media/sda1/WINDOWS/Fonts/simsun.ttc ./
   • chmod 644 *
   • fc-cache -fv
   • vi /etc/fonts/language-selector.conf (see attached)
   • See also here
   • /etc/init.d/gdm restart
7. Install Restricted Software Packages
   • aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras