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Sometimes an adopter will change the console keyboard layout. This can happen when changing the language of the system or sometimes just by accident.
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Sometimes an adopter will change the console keyboard layout. This can happen when a user changes their language, accidentally or intentionally.
  
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Typing anything out in the console can be very difficult when the keyboard layout has been changed so it may take a couple of tries.
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You will need to find a keymap for different layouts.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout Wikipedia] has an excellent article on this.  Specific layouts are below.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#QWERTY_based_layouts_for_Latin_script Qwerty]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Dvorak Dvorak]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#Keyboard_layouts_for_non-Latin_alphabetic_scripts Non Latin Scripts] - i.e. Arabic, Greek, Russian etc.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout#East_Asian_languages East Asian Languages] - i.e. Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
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[http://dvice.com/archives/2009/01/klingon_keyboar.php Klingon] - Note : Graphic only.
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Use the above layouts to determine how to type in the commands to reset the keyboard.
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==Ubuntu 10.04==
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=== Easy Way ===
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*Go to System - > Preferences -> Keyboard.
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*Click over to "Layouts".  This will display the current keyboard layouts.
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*Click "Add"
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*Select the "By Country" tab, then under "Country" select "United States", and "Variants" select "USA".
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*Click "Add"
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*Select the old layout a click "Remove".
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=== Less Easy Way ===
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Instructions on how to change a keyboard layout via terminal are [http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/31/changing-the-system-keyboard-mapping-on-ubuntu-dvorak-vs-qwerty/ here].
  
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Hint: Make sure you know how to type in your password first.
 
 
== Ubuntu 8.04 ==
 
== Ubuntu 8.04 ==
 
  sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
 
  sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 25 October 2011

Sometimes an adopter will change the console keyboard layout. This can happen when a user changes their language, accidentally or intentionally.

You will need to find a keymap for different layouts. Wikipedia has an excellent article on this. Specific layouts are below.

Qwerty

Dvorak

Non Latin Scripts - i.e. Arabic, Greek, Russian etc.

East Asian Languages - i.e. Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Klingon - Note : Graphic only.

Use the above layouts to determine how to type in the commands to reset the keyboard.


Ubuntu 10.04

Easy Way

  • Go to System - > Preferences -> Keyboard.
  • Click over to "Layouts". This will display the current keyboard layouts.
  • Click "Add"
  • Select the "By Country" tab, then under "Country" select "United States", and "Variants" select "USA".
  • Click "Add"
  • Select the old layout a click "Remove".

Less Easy Way

Instructions on how to change a keyboard layout via terminal are here.

Ubuntu 8.04

sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
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