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+# this is a systemd service file for automatically starting ibus-daemon at boot
+
+# copy this file to ~/.config/systemd/user/ and execute
+# systemctl enable --now --user ibus-daemon.-service
+
+[Unit]
+Description=IBus Daemon
+Documentation=man:ibus-daemon(1)
+Conflicts=fcitx.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ibus-daemon -drx
+ExecReload=/usr/bin/ibus restart
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/ibus exit
+Environment=GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
+Environment=XMODIFIERS="@im=ibus"
+Environment=QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target