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How to change keyboard layout in gnome 3 from command line


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I am using gnome 3.22.1 but problem exists since 3.18.



Before that (don't remember the exact version) I was able to switch keyboard layout using xkb-witch, simple application that uses X.org bindings under the hood.



After 3.18 if you run xkb-switch, the keyboard layout won't be switched in gnome. Further investigation have shown that layout switching is working, but for a very short amount of time.



If you run this script:



for i in $(seq 1000); do
lang=$(xkb-switch -s ru; xkb-switch);
if [[ "$lang" == "ru" ]]; then
echo $lang;
fi;
done


You will get from 3 to 20 "successfull" layout switchings, depending on how lucky you are.



After googling this problem I the following advice:



gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0


The setting is being changed, but the layout stays the same.



I have found one "hacky" method to change the layout:



setxkbmap us,ru
setxkbmap ru,us


but the gnome shell isn't aware of that change, and shows wrong language in layout indicator.



I've posted about this problem (sorry, not enough reputation, https ://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1657582 https ://github.com/ierton/xkb-switch/issues/15), but had no luck getting any good answers.



And at this point I'm stuck. I'm not skilled enough to identify the problem in gnome shell code. I'm not even sure it is it's(gnome shell's) problem.



What I want is a gnome-aware way to switch keyboard layout from terminal. Can someone point me in the right direction? Should I file this as a bug (especially the fact that keyboard layout cannot be changed through gsettings)?










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    12















    I am using gnome 3.22.1 but problem exists since 3.18.



    Before that (don't remember the exact version) I was able to switch keyboard layout using xkb-witch, simple application that uses X.org bindings under the hood.



    After 3.18 if you run xkb-switch, the keyboard layout won't be switched in gnome. Further investigation have shown that layout switching is working, but for a very short amount of time.



    If you run this script:



    for i in $(seq 1000); do
    lang=$(xkb-switch -s ru; xkb-switch);
    if [[ "$lang" == "ru" ]]; then
    echo $lang;
    fi;
    done


    You will get from 3 to 20 "successfull" layout switchings, depending on how lucky you are.



    After googling this problem I the following advice:



    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0


    The setting is being changed, but the layout stays the same.



    I have found one "hacky" method to change the layout:



    setxkbmap us,ru
    setxkbmap ru,us


    but the gnome shell isn't aware of that change, and shows wrong language in layout indicator.



    I've posted about this problem (sorry, not enough reputation, https ://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1657582 https ://github.com/ierton/xkb-switch/issues/15), but had no luck getting any good answers.



    And at this point I'm stuck. I'm not skilled enough to identify the problem in gnome shell code. I'm not even sure it is it's(gnome shell's) problem.



    What I want is a gnome-aware way to switch keyboard layout from terminal. Can someone point me in the right direction? Should I file this as a bug (especially the fact that keyboard layout cannot be changed through gsettings)?










    share|improve this question
























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      I am using gnome 3.22.1 but problem exists since 3.18.



      Before that (don't remember the exact version) I was able to switch keyboard layout using xkb-witch, simple application that uses X.org bindings under the hood.



      After 3.18 if you run xkb-switch, the keyboard layout won't be switched in gnome. Further investigation have shown that layout switching is working, but for a very short amount of time.



      If you run this script:



      for i in $(seq 1000); do
      lang=$(xkb-switch -s ru; xkb-switch);
      if [[ "$lang" == "ru" ]]; then
      echo $lang;
      fi;
      done


      You will get from 3 to 20 "successfull" layout switchings, depending on how lucky you are.



      After googling this problem I the following advice:



      gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0


      The setting is being changed, but the layout stays the same.



      I have found one "hacky" method to change the layout:



      setxkbmap us,ru
      setxkbmap ru,us


      but the gnome shell isn't aware of that change, and shows wrong language in layout indicator.



      I've posted about this problem (sorry, not enough reputation, https ://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1657582 https ://github.com/ierton/xkb-switch/issues/15), but had no luck getting any good answers.



      And at this point I'm stuck. I'm not skilled enough to identify the problem in gnome shell code. I'm not even sure it is it's(gnome shell's) problem.



      What I want is a gnome-aware way to switch keyboard layout from terminal. Can someone point me in the right direction? Should I file this as a bug (especially the fact that keyboard layout cannot be changed through gsettings)?










      share|improve this question














      I am using gnome 3.22.1 but problem exists since 3.18.



      Before that (don't remember the exact version) I was able to switch keyboard layout using xkb-witch, simple application that uses X.org bindings under the hood.



      After 3.18 if you run xkb-switch, the keyboard layout won't be switched in gnome. Further investigation have shown that layout switching is working, but for a very short amount of time.



      If you run this script:



      for i in $(seq 1000); do
      lang=$(xkb-switch -s ru; xkb-switch);
      if [[ "$lang" == "ru" ]]; then
      echo $lang;
      fi;
      done


      You will get from 3 to 20 "successfull" layout switchings, depending on how lucky you are.



      After googling this problem I the following advice:



      gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current 0


      The setting is being changed, but the layout stays the same.



      I have found one "hacky" method to change the layout:



      setxkbmap us,ru
      setxkbmap ru,us


      but the gnome shell isn't aware of that change, and shows wrong language in layout indicator.



      I've posted about this problem (sorry, not enough reputation, https ://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1657582 https ://github.com/ierton/xkb-switch/issues/15), but had no luck getting any good answers.



      And at this point I'm stuck. I'm not skilled enough to identify the problem in gnome shell code. I'm not even sure it is it's(gnome shell's) problem.



      What I want is a gnome-aware way to switch keyboard layout from terminal. Can someone point me in the right direction? Should I file this as a bug (especially the fact that keyboard layout cannot be changed through gsettings)?







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          Since gnome-shell exposes a JS eval interface on DBus which has access to all variables, the feat is possible with the following command:



          gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell 
          --object-path /org/gnome/Shell
          --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval
          "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager().inputSources[0].activate()"


          Which will activate 0th layout, and so forth.



          Credit.




          And this is how to switch to last used input method (from comments):



          gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell 
          --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"





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          • Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

            – Envek
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          • @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

            – sanmai
            Jan 9 at 1:33


















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          Using gsettings.



          Setting org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.sources to the null list, "[]", allows you to use the X server keyboard configuration without gnome-shell trying to configure it, so you could be able to do as before.



          $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources '[]'





          share|improve this answer

























          • When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

            – Silas S. Brown
            yesterday


















          2





          +25









          If you are using IBus as your input method (which is a likely default), you can change your input using the ibus command:



          # Set the layout to US English
          ibus engine xkb:us::eng
          # Set the input method to Japanese Mozc IME
          ibus engine mozc-jp
          # Set the layout to Russian
          ibus engine xkb:ru::rus


          You can see all available layouts with the ibus list-engine command.



          It must be noted this approach does not change the language indicator, although it works reliably otherwise.






          share|improve this answer

























          • That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

            – sanmai
            Jun 16 '18 at 2:32











          • @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

            – undercat
            Jun 16 '18 at 3:17












          • Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

            – undercat
            Jun 16 '18 at 3:20











          • OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

            – sanmai
            Jun 16 '18 at 3:22


















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          I think you should try sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration






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            You can set up and switch to an input method on the command line even if you have not previously set up that input method with the mouse:



            gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'ru')]"



            For Dvorak, use us+dvorak (or gb+dvorak if you're in the UK, or whatever).






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              Since gnome-shell exposes a JS eval interface on DBus which has access to all variables, the feat is possible with the following command:



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell 
              --object-path /org/gnome/Shell
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval
              "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager().inputSources[0].activate()"


              Which will activate 0th layout, and so forth.



              Credit.




              And this is how to switch to last used input method (from comments):



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell 
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"





              share|improve this answer

























              • Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

                – Envek
                Jan 8 at 19:35











              • @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

                – sanmai
                Jan 9 at 1:33















              4














              Since gnome-shell exposes a JS eval interface on DBus which has access to all variables, the feat is possible with the following command:



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell 
              --object-path /org/gnome/Shell
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval
              "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager().inputSources[0].activate()"


              Which will activate 0th layout, and so forth.



              Credit.




              And this is how to switch to last used input method (from comments):



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell 
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"





              share|improve this answer

























              • Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

                – Envek
                Jan 8 at 19:35











              • @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

                – sanmai
                Jan 9 at 1:33













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              4







              Since gnome-shell exposes a JS eval interface on DBus which has access to all variables, the feat is possible with the following command:



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell 
              --object-path /org/gnome/Shell
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval
              "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager().inputSources[0].activate()"


              Which will activate 0th layout, and so forth.



              Credit.




              And this is how to switch to last used input method (from comments):



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell 
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"





              share|improve this answer















              Since gnome-shell exposes a JS eval interface on DBus which has access to all variables, the feat is possible with the following command:



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell 
              --object-path /org/gnome/Shell
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval
              "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager().inputSources[0].activate()"


              Which will activate 0th layout, and so forth.



              Credit.




              And this is how to switch to last used input method (from comments):



              gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell 
              --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"






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              answered Jun 13 '18 at 8:31









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              • Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

                – Envek
                Jan 8 at 19:35











              • @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

                – sanmai
                Jan 9 at 1:33

















              • Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

                – Envek
                Jan 8 at 19:35











              • @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

                – sanmai
                Jan 9 at 1:33
















              Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

              – Envek
              Jan 8 at 19:35





              Thank you for your answer – it saved me a lot of googling! And this is how to switch to last used input method: gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "imports.ui.status.keyboard.getInputSourceManager()._mruSources[1].activate()"

              – Envek
              Jan 8 at 19:35













              @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

              – sanmai
              Jan 9 at 1:33





              @Envek thanks, that's a useful addition!

              – sanmai
              Jan 9 at 1:33













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              Using gsettings.



              Setting org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.sources to the null list, "[]", allows you to use the X server keyboard configuration without gnome-shell trying to configure it, so you could be able to do as before.



              $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources '[]'





              share|improve this answer

























              • When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

                – Silas S. Brown
                yesterday















              3














              Using gsettings.



              Setting org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.sources to the null list, "[]", allows you to use the X server keyboard configuration without gnome-shell trying to configure it, so you could be able to do as before.



              $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources '[]'





              share|improve this answer

























              • When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

                – Silas S. Brown
                yesterday













              3












              3








              3







              Using gsettings.



              Setting org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.sources to the null list, "[]", allows you to use the X server keyboard configuration without gnome-shell trying to configure it, so you could be able to do as before.



              $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources '[]'





              share|improve this answer















              Using gsettings.



              Setting org.gnome.desktop.input-sources.sources to the null list, "[]", allows you to use the X server keyboard configuration without gnome-shell trying to configure it, so you could be able to do as before.



              $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources '[]'






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              answered Oct 17 '16 at 20:52









              xaexae

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              • When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

                – Silas S. Brown
                yesterday

















              • When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

                – Silas S. Brown
                yesterday
















              When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

              – Silas S. Brown
              yesterday





              When I tried this, my Gnome Terminal got stuck on QWERTY no matter how many setxkbmap commands I typed afterward, until I put the input sources back via the Settings dialogue.

              – Silas S. Brown
              yesterday











              2





              +25









              If you are using IBus as your input method (which is a likely default), you can change your input using the ibus command:



              # Set the layout to US English
              ibus engine xkb:us::eng
              # Set the input method to Japanese Mozc IME
              ibus engine mozc-jp
              # Set the layout to Russian
              ibus engine xkb:ru::rus


              You can see all available layouts with the ibus list-engine command.



              It must be noted this approach does not change the language indicator, although it works reliably otherwise.






              share|improve this answer

























              • That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 2:32











              • @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:17












              • Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:20











              • OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:22















              2





              +25









              If you are using IBus as your input method (which is a likely default), you can change your input using the ibus command:



              # Set the layout to US English
              ibus engine xkb:us::eng
              # Set the input method to Japanese Mozc IME
              ibus engine mozc-jp
              # Set the layout to Russian
              ibus engine xkb:ru::rus


              You can see all available layouts with the ibus list-engine command.



              It must be noted this approach does not change the language indicator, although it works reliably otherwise.






              share|improve this answer

























              • That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 2:32











              • @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:17












              • Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:20











              • OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:22













              2





              +25







              2





              +25



              2




              +25





              If you are using IBus as your input method (which is a likely default), you can change your input using the ibus command:



              # Set the layout to US English
              ibus engine xkb:us::eng
              # Set the input method to Japanese Mozc IME
              ibus engine mozc-jp
              # Set the layout to Russian
              ibus engine xkb:ru::rus


              You can see all available layouts with the ibus list-engine command.



              It must be noted this approach does not change the language indicator, although it works reliably otherwise.






              share|improve this answer















              If you are using IBus as your input method (which is a likely default), you can change your input using the ibus command:



              # Set the layout to US English
              ibus engine xkb:us::eng
              # Set the input method to Japanese Mozc IME
              ibus engine mozc-jp
              # Set the layout to Russian
              ibus engine xkb:ru::rus


              You can see all available layouts with the ibus list-engine command.



              It must be noted this approach does not change the language indicator, although it works reliably otherwise.







              share|improve this answer














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              answered Jun 13 '18 at 15:12









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              • That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 2:32











              • @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:17












              • Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:20











              • OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:22

















              • That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 2:32











              • @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:17












              • Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

                – undercat
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:20











              • OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

                – sanmai
                Jun 16 '18 at 3:22
















              That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

              – sanmai
              Jun 16 '18 at 2:32





              That's same as setxkbmap us - with no way to change layout using standard shortcuts after that.

              – sanmai
              Jun 16 '18 at 2:32













              @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

              – undercat
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:17






              @sanmai Not quite the same — it's impossible to switch to languages needing IME (Japanese, Chinese, etc) using setxkbmap. Furthermore, setxkbmap can act plain buggy in modern WM environments, see the question for details on this.

              – undercat
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:17














              Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

              – undercat
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:20





              Can't comment on the default shortcuts not working though — I'm using custom ones for every layout that I use.

              – undercat
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:20













              OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

              – sanmai
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:22





              OK, not the same, but still I can't use the default switch. As you may know, there's only as much extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, for other layouts I still have to use the default switch.

              – sanmai
              Jun 16 '18 at 3:22











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                      You can set up and switch to an input method on the command line even if you have not previously set up that input method with the mouse:



                      gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'ru')]"



                      For Dvorak, use us+dvorak (or gb+dvorak if you're in the UK, or whatever).






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                        You can set up and switch to an input method on the command line even if you have not previously set up that input method with the mouse:



                        gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'ru')]"



                        For Dvorak, use us+dvorak (or gb+dvorak if you're in the UK, or whatever).






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                          You can set up and switch to an input method on the command line even if you have not previously set up that input method with the mouse:



                          gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'ru')]"



                          For Dvorak, use us+dvorak (or gb+dvorak if you're in the UK, or whatever).






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                          You can set up and switch to an input method on the command line even if you have not previously set up that input method with the mouse:



                          gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources "[('xkb', 'ru')]"



                          For Dvorak, use us+dvorak (or gb+dvorak if you're in the UK, or whatever).







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