看这个链接
http://wiki.ubuntu.org.cn/安装SCIM
sudo apt-get install scim sudo apt-get install scim-chinese sudo apt-get install scim-config-socket sudo apt-get install scim-gtk2-immodule sudo apt-get install scim-tables-zh
Ctrl + space 激活,不行的话,System -> Administration ->Language Support 下面有个下拉框,选择scim,最好重启下,