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

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 input 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? in the Qubes FAQ.

Footnotes[edit]

↑ setxkbmap Man Page
↑ French keyboards:
Perhaps an upstream bug.
( https://web.archive.org/web/20160519163403/https://free.nchc.org.tw/clonezilla-live/stable/Known-issues-Clonezilla-live.txt )
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
↑
Alternative /etc/default/keyboard method:
Open file /etc/default/keyboard in an editor with root rights.
Kicksecure

See Open File with Root Rights for detailed instructions on why to use sudoedit for better security and how to use it.
sudoedit /etc/default/keyboard

Kicksecure for Qubes

NOTES:

When using Kicksecure-Qubes, this needs to be done inside the Template.

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
↑ Alternative loadkeys method:
Temporary until reboot. sudo loadkeys de
↑ The Qubes bug reporting the change does not propagate to other VMs has now been resolved.

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[1] setxkbmap Man Page

[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.txt )
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.

Kicksecure

See Open File with Root Rights for detailed instructions on why to use sudoedit for better security and how to use it.
sudoedit /etc/default/keyboard

Kicksecure for Qubes

NOTES:

When using Kicksecure-Qubes, this needs to be done inside the Template.

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] When using Kicksecure-Qubes, this needs to be done inside the Template.

[5] After applying this change, shutdown the Template.

[6] All App Qubes based on the Template need to be restarted if they were already running.

[7] This is a general procedure required for Qubes and unspecific to Kicksecure for Qubes.

[8] This is just an example. Other tools could achieve the same goal.

[9] If this example does not work for you or if you are not using Kicksecure, please refer to this link.

[4] Alternative loadkeys method:
Temporary until reboot. sudo loadkeys de

[5] The Qubes bug reporting the change does not propagate to other VMs has now been resolved.

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