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Change the keyboard layout in LightDM
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I installed LightDM on an Arch Linux system (using pacman) and it runs fine, except, that if I try to type a special character (like "@", "$", ...) in the user or password field it doesn't do anything. I'm using the gtk3 greeter, but it doesn't work with other greeters aswell.
I configured the keyboard and the locale like described in the Arch Linux installation guide and it also says in the top right corner of LightDM "de_DE.utf-8".
keyboard-layout lightdm
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
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asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
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I installed LightDM on an Arch Linux system (using pacman) and it runs fine, except, that if I try to type a special character (like "@", "$", ...) in the user or password field it doesn't do anything. I'm using the gtk3 greeter, but it doesn't work with other greeters aswell.
I configured the keyboard and the locale like described in the Arch Linux installation guide and it also says in the top right corner of LightDM "de_DE.utf-8".
keyboard-layout lightdm
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
1
Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that requireAltGr?
– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
1
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15
add a comment |
I installed LightDM on an Arch Linux system (using pacman) and it runs fine, except, that if I try to type a special character (like "@", "$", ...) in the user or password field it doesn't do anything. I'm using the gtk3 greeter, but it doesn't work with other greeters aswell.
I configured the keyboard and the locale like described in the Arch Linux installation guide and it also says in the top right corner of LightDM "de_DE.utf-8".
keyboard-layout lightdm
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
I installed LightDM on an Arch Linux system (using pacman) and it runs fine, except, that if I try to type a special character (like "@", "$", ...) in the user or password field it doesn't do anything. I'm using the gtk3 greeter, but it doesn't work with other greeters aswell.
I configured the keyboard and the locale like described in the Arch Linux installation guide and it also says in the top right corner of LightDM "de_DE.utf-8".
keyboard-layout lightdm
keyboard-layout lightdm
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
edited May 19 '14 at 22:36
Gilles
547k13011131629
547k13011131629
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
asked May 18 '14 at 19:53
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
101115
1
Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that requireAltGr?
– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
1
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15
add a comment |
1
Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that requireAltGr?
– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
1
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15
1
1
Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that require
AltGr?– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that require
AltGr?– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
1
1
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15
add a comment |
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The problem was that I forgot the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-keyboard.conf . I created it with the content:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
and now LightDM works.
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Thelocalectl list-x11-keymap-layoutscommand will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
add a comment |
On Xubuntu
On Xubuntu, I had to create a file in a different directory:
$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf
with this contents for a Belgian be keyboard:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
The command setxkbmap is provided by the package x11-utils, hence
$ sudo apt install x11-utils
The available keyboard codes are listed with:
$ localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
While you are at it, you might also want to ensure that NumLock is active during LightDM login. This can be achieved by appending an additional line to that very same 00-keyboard.conf configuration file:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
Of course, this requires that the numlockx package is installed:
$ sudo apt install numlockx
answered Apr 3 '18 at 8:49
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The problem was that I forgot the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-keyboard.conf . I created it with the content:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
and now LightDM works.
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Thelocalectl list-x11-keymap-layoutscommand will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
add a comment |
The problem was that I forgot the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-keyboard.conf . I created it with the content:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
and now LightDM works.
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Thelocalectl list-x11-keymap-layoutscommand will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
add a comment |
The problem was that I forgot the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-keyboard.conf . I created it with the content:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
and now LightDM works.
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
The problem was that I forgot the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-keyboard.conf . I created it with the content:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection
and now LightDM works.
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
answered May 19 '14 at 21:22
TeHeRu33TeHeRu33
101115
101115
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Thelocalectl list-x11-keymap-layoutscommand will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
add a comment |
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Thelocalectl list-x11-keymap-layoutscommand will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
Here is the pertaining Arch documentation.
– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 12:39
The
localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts command will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
The
localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts command will list all available keyboard layouts/maps.– Serge Stroobandt
Oct 27 '16 at 20:32
add a comment |
On Xubuntu
On Xubuntu, I had to create a file in a different directory:
$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf
with this contents for a Belgian be keyboard:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
The command setxkbmap is provided by the package x11-utils, hence
$ sudo apt install x11-utils
The available keyboard codes are listed with:
$ localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
While you are at it, you might also want to ensure that NumLock is active during LightDM login. This can be achieved by appending an additional line to that very same 00-keyboard.conf configuration file:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
Of course, this requires that the numlockx package is installed:
$ sudo apt install numlockx
answered Apr 3 '18 at 8:49
Serge StroobandtSerge Stroobandt
85321427
add a comment |
On Xubuntu
On Xubuntu, I had to create a file in a different directory:
$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf
with this contents for a Belgian be keyboard:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
The command setxkbmap is provided by the package x11-utils, hence
$ sudo apt install x11-utils
The available keyboard codes are listed with:
$ localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
While you are at it, you might also want to ensure that NumLock is active during LightDM login. This can be achieved by appending an additional line to that very same 00-keyboard.conf configuration file:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
Of course, this requires that the numlockx package is installed:
$ sudo apt install numlockx
answered Apr 3 '18 at 8:49
Serge StroobandtSerge Stroobandt
85321427
add a comment |
On Xubuntu
On Xubuntu, I had to create a file in a different directory:
$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf
with this contents for a Belgian be keyboard:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
The command setxkbmap is provided by the package x11-utils, hence
$ sudo apt install x11-utils
The available keyboard codes are listed with:
$ localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
While you are at it, you might also want to ensure that NumLock is active during LightDM login. This can be achieved by appending an additional line to that very same 00-keyboard.conf configuration file:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
Of course, this requires that the numlockx package is installed:
$ sudo apt install numlockx
answered Apr 3 '18 at 8:49
Serge StroobandtSerge Stroobandt
85321427
On Xubuntu
On Xubuntu, I had to create a file in a different directory:
$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf
with this contents for a Belgian be keyboard:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
The command setxkbmap is provided by the package x11-utils, hence
$ sudo apt install x11-utils
The available keyboard codes are listed with:
$ localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
While you are at it, you might also want to ensure that NumLock is active during LightDM login. This can be achieved by appending an additional line to that very same 00-keyboard.conf configuration file:
[SeatDefaults]
display-setup-script=/usr/bin/setxkbmap be oss
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
Of course, this requires that the numlockx package is installed:
$ sudo apt install numlockx
answered Apr 3 '18 at 8:49
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Which special characters don't work? Are they the ones that require
AltGr?– Gilles
May 18 '14 at 23:58
1
Yes, exactly. I think LightDM uses for some reasons an American keyboard layout (for example "-" on my keyboard becomes "/"). But if I login without LightDM and start Cinnamon everything works fine.
– TeHeRu33
May 19 '14 at 10:15