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How can I change the keyboard layout in the TTY aka text mode reached through the combinations Ctrl+Alt+F1 through F6 permanently?
I tried sudo echo 'KEYMAP=de' > /etc/conf.d/keymap and echo 'KEYMAP=de' > /etc/vconsole.conf without success.
Alex
Posted 2018-05-06T23:38:24.370
Reputation: 248
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echo 'KEYMAP=de' | sudo tee /etc/vconsole.conf
does the job, provided you don't make any typos. You may confirm with
cat /etc/vconsole.conf
Alex
Posted 2018-05-06T23:38:24.370
Reputation: 248
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Your idea is correct, just the required command is off. sudo echo > whatever only executes echo with elevated privileges, the redirect is applied by the shell and so is not elevated. To write with sudo privileges, a common idiom is to pipe to tee and elevate that with sudo, so your command would become:
echo 'KEYMAP=de' | sudo tee /etc/vconsole.conf
An alternative would be to edit the file with your editor of choice launched with sudo.
If you only want to append to a file, you may use tee -a, or to modify a files contents use some other utility such as sed:
sudo sed -i 's/\(KEYMAP\).*/\1=dvorak-de/' /etc/vconsole.conf
bschlueter
Posted 2018-05-06T23:38:24.370
Reputation: 168
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Keyboard_configuration_in_console – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams – 2018-05-06T23:42:51.023
@Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams I forgot to mention that I edited the vconsole.conf also like this
echo 'KEYMAP=de' > /etc/vconsole.conf. – Alex – 2018-05-06T23:48:45.643Never mind, I just double-checked. I had a typo KEYNAP :D. Answering the question as soon as possible. – Alex – 2018-05-06T23:53:24.717