---
name: "fbterm_ucimf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbterm-ucimf"
version: "0.2.9-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbterm_ucimf"
---

# fbterm\_ucimf(1)

ucimf input method interface for fbterm

## NAME

fbterm-ucimf - ucimf input method interface for fbterm

## SYNOPSIS

**fbterm\_ucimf**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **fbterm\_ucimf** commands.

**fbterm\_ucimf** is a program that providing an interface for fbterm  using ucimf, the Linux unicode framebuffer consle input method framework.

This program is intended to be work with a non-setuid fbterm using  **fbterm -i fbterm\_ucimf** command, however because of some unresolved  problem in fbterm package this aim has not been achieved yet.

Currently this program is the only known working solution to start  ucimf in Debian. Setuid fbterm is required, use command  **chown root:utmp /usr/bin/fbterm** to change its user/group to  root/utmp, and **chmod 6755 /usr/bin/fbterm** to change make it setuid.  After doing so users without root privilege are able to load the input  method with **fbterm -i fbterm\_ucimf** while starting fbterm, then press  Ctrl+Space to activate the input method, and Ctrl+Shift to switch among  the input methods to find your preferred one.

## SEE ALSO

[**ucimf**(1)](/ucimf/1.md).\

## AUTHOR

libucimf was written by Chun-Yu Lee (Mat) \<MatLinuxer2@gmail.com\> and Jim Huang \<jserv.tw@gmail.com\>.

This manual page was written by Aron Xu \<happyaron.xu@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).