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So I am trying to relearn Colemak and am using Ubuntu 10.04. I go up to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layout, click Add, find USA Colemak, and add it.
When I try it out in the "Type to test settings" box, it is still in Qwerty, and if I apply it system-wide my system is still using Qwerty. Does anyone else have this problem or have any suggestions?
Hanmyo
Posted 2010-12-30T21:54:12.663
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Try opening a terminal and copy and paste this:
setxkbmap us -variant colemak
You might also want to try to changing the keyboard layout on the login screen.
Gideon
Posted 2010-12-30T21:54:12.663
Reputation: 203
Looks like this doesn’t save over reboots. Or maybe my ubuntu is losing settings (its a bit buggy after the 17.04 update) – Qwertie – 2017-04-28T09:32:08.050
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You need to click Move Up so it is at the top of the list of layouts. Then it should take effect.
Gabe Moothart
Posted 2010-12-30T21:54:12.663
Reputation: 568
Also yuo can switch forward/backward the layouts with keys (default Super+Space and Shift*Super+Space) – MegaTux – 2014-11-28T16:02:31.857
2This question would be more appropriate in the ubuntu community. At the far bottom of this page you should see a list of related communities and ubuntu is there. – None – 2010-12-30T22:11:58.960
1Sorry, @Hanmyo, this site is intended just for programming questions. This question might fit better on superuser.com or askubuntu.com – bdukes – 2010-12-30T22:14:54.293