Re: Changing keyboard layout fails

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From	"Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org>
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Subject	Re: Changing keyboard layout fails
Date	Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:30:01 +0100
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On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 10:28:07PM -0500, David Niklas wrote:
>Hello,
>I installed debian, 12.4.0 on 2 laptops.
>One of them, a 2023 ASUS Zenbook 15" 7735U, I cannot change the keyboard
>mapping on. Changing it on the other works like a charm. I initially set
>them up as dvorak, for my own ease, and now I want it to be qwerty. I have
>temporarily worked around the problem by using setxkbmap.
>
>I followed the guide here: https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard , using as
>root,
>
># dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
># service keyboard-setup restart
># udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change
>
>In the config files, I can see the correct values in
>/etc/default/keyboard
>
>Having worked with Gentoo Linux at one point in time, I read their guide.
>Based on that info, I checked /etc/vconsole.conf and adjusted it from
>dvorak to qwerty without effect.
>
>I also tried (un)setting dvoark and qwerty layouts including doing
>multiple reboots without effect. I also tried installing the console-data
>package which was recommended elsewhere and set qwerty layout without
>effect.
>
>I'm flat out of ideas as to why the keyboard layout will not change.
>
>Anyone know how to change the keyboard layout on Debian?

With Debian 12 amd64 and xfce, I use the APPLICATIONS > SETTINGS >
KEYBOARD .

Sometimes with previous Debian releases it has been necessary to
monkey a bit with the LAYOUT menu (move up, move down, delete, add)
to effect the change within the current session (without log out or
restart).

I use the American "Dvorak Classic" layout, in which the upper numeric
key row  conforms to the original Dvorak layout.

RLH

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