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=== GNU/Linux ===
All beginner-friendly Linux distributions (Including but not limited to Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS) come with Malayalam font support out of the box. However, in case you face issues, here's a list of things you might want to know
*Pango: Pango is the fontrendering library that can be used by browsers like Mozilla and Firefox to render Indic text. Pango is in a state of continuous improvement for Indic text rendering right now. If you are having problems with badly rendered scripts (bugs with Matras for example), you might want to check if you have the latest pango installed or not. The newest version of pango is almost always going to be the best for this purpose.▼
*Mozilla/Firefox: Mozilla, Firefox and other Mozilla derived browsers have 2 options for font rendering. Their own renderer and pango. Pango is a better choice for redering Indic scripts but its disabled by default because pango makes the browser slightly slower. To compile Mozilla with pango enabled you have to configure with --enable-pango option.▼
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*If you are using a version of Firefox that came with your OS pre-installed, or are using pre-compiled binaries (if you used an app store or a software center to install firefox, this is what you are using), this support can be enabled by various means.
1. Installing a browser extension
* As of March 2022, there is a Firefox add-on thats render malayalam script within the browser without changes to the system. It is available in the "Add-ons for Firefox" web page.
2.Installing relevant support packs.
*For instance, on Ubuntu 21.10 running Gnome, typing this into a terminal window and press enter:
sudo apt install language-pack-ml language-pack-gnome-ml fonts-smc-gayathri
This will install Malayalam language support and the Malayalam font "gayathri".
3.Other browsers
*Konqueror is the default browser in KDE Desktop Environment. It reportedly has much better native indic script support. You may choose to switch to Konquerer in order to get this language support. This however, is an arguably more tedious task than installing language support for whichever Desktop Environment you are using.
#TODO: add links to the referred software (that doesnt come preinstalled with the OS) and other related links. add syamindu's Mozilla page.
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