German Keyboard

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: German Keyboard
started by: cataclysmic

Posted by cataclysmic on Nov. 25 2004,08:53

Hey I figured out a lot already and I think DSL is really great und works nearly as fast on my 266 as my MDK on my Athlon 2000.

But I really do need my German keyboard.

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I already figured out that the german fluxbox.cat is missing but it's not only fluxbox that doesn't let me use German, it's also the console.

Can u help me please!

Posted by skaos on Nov. 25 2004,10:14

If you have an HD install, you can place something like "loadkeys de" (without quotes) in /opt/bootlocal.sh. If you are running the live CD first kill X by crtl+alt+backspace, then issue the loadkeys de command, and finally run startx.

Posted by I went to bed very late on Dec. 10 2004,12:11

On startup there is shown a location "loadkmap ..." or something like this.
Take a look into this folder (I do not know it at the moment).
In this folder you can see several keymaps.You have to choose "de / nodeadkeys" to have Ö,Ä and Ü.
"Nodeadkeys" is necessary for proper printing in the office suite "Abiword". The simple de keymap produced errors when printing.
Greets C