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User "vasa1" has provided some additional relevant feedback via the ubuntu forum thread I linked previously. Apparently one may simply disable 'ibus', rather than remove it: Re: How do I get rid of IBUS Go to Preferences > Language Support and change Keyboard input method system from ibus ...

I am not sure if you are asking a question or reporting information. Both—and hopefully making the topic more readily searchable for others. After posting here, I was later advised on the lubuntu freenode IRC channel that it's safe to remove 'lubuntu-desktop' as it's only a meta-package. I proceede...

The lubuntu 14.04 docs [see below] recommends removing ibus as a bug-fix but does not provide information on how to do so. Neither does the launchpad bug page linked therein. In addition to the international keyboard issue, 'ibus' also interferes with the chromium browser. Known Issues Installation ...