Keyboard Layout

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This wiki page provides information on keyboard layouts and how to configure them in Kicksecure.

Kicksecure[edit]

Desktop Environment[edit]

Table: Desktop Keyboard Layout Change

Platform Steps
Xfce

To permanently change the keyboard layout, apply the following steps.

  • Applications → Settings → Keyboard → Layout → disable "use system defaults" → add your layout at the bottom → remove the old layout → close
Graphical Terminal Emulator Temporary until reboot.

setxkbmap de

Note: To set the keyboard to your preferred language, run this command to list all possible layouts. [1] localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts

Wayland TBD. Differs depending on the Wayland compositor in use. Usually can be set using DE-specific tools, may require editing a configuration file and then restarting the compositor to make changes take effect.

labwc uses the XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT environment variable, as documented at https://labwc.github.io/getting-started.htmlarchive.org iconarchive.today icon

Terminal[edit]

To change the keyboard layout. [2]

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Make the reconfigured keyboard-configuration change take effect.

sudo setupcon

[3] [4]

Kicksecure-Qubes[edit]

To correctly apply changes system-wide via dom0: [5]

  • System Tools → Keyboard → Layout

Alternatively, language localization inputarchive.org iconarchive.today icon can be configured on a per VM basis.

If problems are encountered, see: My keyboard layout settings are not behaving correctly. What should I do?archive.org iconarchive.today icon in the Qubes FAQ.

See Also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ setxkbmap Man Pagearchive.org iconarchive.today icon
  2. ↑ French keyboards:
    Perhaps an upstream bug.
    ( https://web.archive.org/web/20160519163403/https://free.nchc.org.tw/clonezilla-live/stable/Known-issues-Clonezilla-live.txtarchive.org icon )
    If you are using French Keymap, remember to use "Select keymap from full list":
    1. Select keymap from full list
    2. pc / azerty / French / Same as X11 (latin 9) /Standard
  3. ↑ Alternative /etc/default/keyboard method:
    Open file /etc/default/keyboard in an editor with root rights.

    Select your platform.

    Kicksecure

    See Open File with Root RightsOnion network Logo for detailed instructions on why to use sudoedit for better security and how to use it.

    Note: Mousepad (or the chosen text editor) must be closed before running the sudoedit command.

    sudoedit /etc/default/keyboard

    Kicksecure for Qubes

    NOTES:

    sudoedit /etc/default/keyboard

    • After applying this change, shutdown the Template.
    • All App Qubes based on the Template need to be restarted if they were already running.
    • This is a general procedure required for Qubes and unspecific to Kicksecure for Qubes.

    Others and Alternatives

    • This is just an example. Other tools could achieve the same goal.
    • If this example does not work for you or if you are not using Kicksecure, please refer to this link.

    sudoedit /etc/default/keyboard

  4. ↑ Alternative loadkeys method:
    Temporary until reboot. sudo loadkeys de
  5. ↑ The Qubes bug reporting the change does not propagate to other VMsarchive.org iconarchive.today icon has now been resolved.
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