Originally Posted by javispedro

Currently it is very hard to set up, so not for the faint of heart. It can be scripted up if it proves to be something that is worthwhile for the average chroot user.

Originally Posted by javispedro

1. After booting Easy Debian, you will first need to get the window ID of the _Xephyr_ window. This can be done from the terminal that is outside of Easy Debian. Just run xwininfo and tap once on Xephyr. xwininfo will print something like:

Code:

xwininfo: Window id: 0x4200002 "Xephyr on :1 ( ... )"

Here, 0x4200002 is the window id.

Originally Posted by javispedro

2. Now you need to start xmim (I hope you installed the above .deb by now!). Run:

Code:

xmimd -d :1 -x 0x4200002 -v

Replace 0x4200002 with the xephyr window id you got in the above step.

Originally Posted by javispedro

3. Now get into the terminal inside the chroot. You have to set a few environment variables:

Code:

export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
export XMODIFIERS="@im=xmim"