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  Changing keyboard layout fails David Niklas <deference@null.net> - 2024-01-09 04:50 +0100
    Re: Changing keyboard layout fails "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2024-01-09 05:30 +0100

#265692 — Changing keyboard layout fails

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?

Thanks!

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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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