Bug 514232 - IBus Wayland selected in Plasma but Ctrl+Space does not toggle input method, either upon OS startup or after app installation
Summary: IBus Wayland selected in Plasma but Ctrl+Space does not toggle input method, ...
Status: CLOSED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: input (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.4
Platform: CachyOS Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2026-01-06 16:26 UTC by evarts.liau
Modified: 2026-01-06 23:11 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Title: IBus Wayland selected in Plasma but Ctrl+Space does not toggle input method (17.88 KB, application/pdf)
2026-01-06 16:26 UTC, evarts.liau
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Description evarts.liau 2026-01-06 16:26:36 UTC
Created attachment 188272 [details]
Title: IBus Wayland selected in Plasma but Ctrl+Space does not toggle input method

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SUMMARY
I have been attempting to install fcitx5 and the combo keys to switch language did not detect, so I gave up with the leftover of fcitix5 that did not remove completely. Also same as ibus-libpinyin with no luck. Run steps with the help of chatgpt most of the time for precise comprehension. 

Issue that I observed are both clean uninstallation and installation. Btw I am new to Linux. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.3-2-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 7 8700G w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.9 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
Manufacturer: ASRock
Product Name: B650I Lightning WiFi
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-06 23:10:55 UTC
Please don't use AI to debug your issues or report bugs.

Assuming the PDF you attached is accurate, it shows that your QT_IM_MODULE environment variable is still set to fcitx, which means IBus isn't actually active.

Next time, please post requests for help with configuration issues on discuss.kde.org rather than reporting them as bugs. Thanks!