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[http://sinhala.linux.lk/ Sinhala Linux] supports the Sinhala script and Sinhala language of [[OLPC Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] by creating Sinhala-enabled versions of applications for merging into Debian and other distributions. Sinhala fonts and keyboards are in Debian and other [[:Category:Linux distributions|Linux distributions]].


== Enable Sinhala rendering ==
* Copy [http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/files/lklug.ttf lklug.ttf] font to /usr/share/fonts
* execute 
<pre>fc-cache -fv</pre>

== Select Sinhala as the Sugar interface language==
* Control Panel -> Language -> Sinhala(Sri Lanka)   OR
* In the command prompt;
<pre>
sugar-control-panel -s language Sinhala/Sri_Lanka
</pre>
* Download the self extracting Sinhala language pack, [http://dev.laptop.org/~sayamindu/langpacks_v2/8.2/ si_lang_pack_v2.sh] and execute it from command line.

== Enabling Sinhala keyboard==
* Edit /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file and make the following changes;
<pre>
XKB_LAYOUT="us,lk"
XKB_VARIANT="olpc -option grp:alt_shift_toggle"
</pre>

* Restart the Sugar by using Ctrl+Alt+erase
* Now you can toggle between sinhala and english keyboards by using "Alt+Shift" key combination

[[Category:Languages (international)]]