Operating System: EndeavourOS
Kernel: Linux 6.17.8-arch1-1
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Hardware Model: MS-7D98
Hardware Version: 3.0
Firmware Version: H.C0
Firmware Date: Wed 2025-08-06
Firmware Age: 3month 3w 1d
After installing the distribution, updating the system, and activating the “maliit” icon in the system settings for the “virtual keyboard” item, the keyboard does not start, and the result:
- maliit-keyboard command is as follows:“wordengine.cpp plugin “/usr/lib/maliit/keyboard2/languages/en/libenplugin.so” loaded
inputmethod_p.h registerActiveLanguage(): activeLanguage is: “en”
in inputMethod.cpp setActiveLanguage() activeLanguage is: “en”
DB path: /usr/lib/maliit/keyboard2/languages/en/database_en.db
spellechecker.cpp in setLanguage() lang= “en” dictPath= “/usr/share/myspell/dicts”
Did not find a dictionary for “en” - checking for “en”
No dictionary found for “en” turning off spellchecking
no dictionary to turn on spellchecking
inputMethod::reset()
in clear preedit.. clearing word engine
QSoundEffect(pulseaudio): Error decoding source file:///usr/share/maliit/keyboard2/sounds/key_tick2_quiet.wav” - “ps aux | grep maliit” shows duplicate processes. But after “killall maliit-keyboard”, stay only 23467 4.9 0.9 1554056 319440 ? Sl 22:06 0:00 /usr/bin/maliit-keyboard
23488 0.0 0.0 6648 4316 pts/2 S+ 22:06 0:00 grep --color=auto maliit - When restarting maliit-keyboard, no new processes appes.
A secondary question: should these errors be critical for the keyboard to launch?
The main question is: should the virtual keyboard be launched through the terminal using the maliit-keyboard command, or some other way?
