How to change keyboard layout of the terminal (not X)

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How to change keyboard layout of the terminal (not X)

Post#1 by MarTinazzI » 11 Sep 2013, 15:50

How to change keyboard layout of the terminal (not X)?
I want use PT-BR Dvorak on my terminal, someone can help me?
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Re: How to change keyboard layout of the terminal (not X)

Post#2 by fanthom » 11 Sep 2013, 16:29

for polish localization i'm adding following commands to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

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loadkeys pl
setfont -v lat2a-16
unicode_start
more info on slack wiki which may be helpful for you case:
http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:loc ... nsole_font
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Re: How to change keyboard layout of the terminal (not X)

Post#3 by MarTinazzI » 12 Sep 2013, 22:32

fanthom wrote:for polish localization i'm adding following commands to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

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loadkeys pl
setfont -v lat2a-16
unicode_start
more info on slack wiki which may be helpful for you case:
http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:loc ... nsole_font
This work, but I can't find the kbd layout PT-BR Dvorak. I'm using this layout on XFCE and I want this layout on Terminal without a X.
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