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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this is a script to start the ibus-daemon on startup
+# set it up to run automatically on startup somehow
+
+export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
+export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
+export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
+sleep 10
+ibus-daemon -drxR