Re: keyboard setup
On 12/20/21 18:03, mick crane wrote:
> Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
> Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-10-amd64
> Architecture: x86-64
>
> I'm still having trouble with random lines from elsewhere in the file
> I'm editing getting plonked a hundred or so lines away.
> Which is a pain as it can take a while to locate them.
> Want to use the console Ctrl+Alt+Fx for a bit and see if it's something
> to do with X
> Trouble is I can't get the console keyboard keys to do the same thing as
> in Xfce.
> I read that the keyboard map is supposed to be shared between console
> and X but not here.
> I try various things.
> "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup"
> "dpkg-reconfigure console-data"
> "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-setup"
> "service keyboard-setup restart"
> reboot the PC
> nothing seems to work.
> this particular keyboard is small generic USB thing which works with
> Microsoft Office keyboard layout.
> but in console some keys are not what is on the key. eg "#" is UK Pound
> sign.
> "dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-setup" does have that layout as a selection.
> Is there something I need to do after selecting to get it to work ?
>
> mick
Hi Mick,
did you try
# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
# service keyboard-setup restart
There is a wiki - https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard
Kind regards
Georgi
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