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[SOLVED] 3 keyboard layouts

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fenimus
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[SOLVED] 3 keyboard layouts

#1 Post by fenimus »

need to add 3 keyboard layouts.
I have Microsofr Windows and 3 keyboard layouts at work, I'm used to 3 layouts.
But in Debian Linux 9 i have only 2 layouts!

the file /etc/default/keyboard :

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XKBLAYOUT = "us, ru, ar, id, ua, uk"
XKBOPTIONS = "grp: alt_shift_toggle"
My X11 classic Gnome shows only 2 keyboard layouts, I need 3!
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Zjho
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Re: 3 keyboard layouts

#2 Post by Zjho »

Via Gnome Classic GUI look at All Settings > Region and Language > Input Sources.
Input Sources seems to refer to the language group name so to get say a French layout where there is no current French input source, click the 'other' button, put French into the search bar and then click the 'other' button again and French layout choices should appear. Should be able to make lots of layouts, just need to decide how prefer switching between them which is done using the 'options' button.

fenimus
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Re: 3 keyboard layouts

#3 Post by fenimus »

Zjho wrote:Via Gnome Classic GUI look at All Settings > Region and Language > Input Sources.
Input Sources seems to refer to the language group name so to get say a French layout where there is no current French input source, click the 'other' button, put French into the search bar and then click the 'other' button again and French layout choices should appear. Should be able to make lots of layouts, just need to decide how prefer switching between them which is done using the 'options' button.
Thanks, it works.

add locales:

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>dpkg-reconfigure locales
edit file (system language):
/etc/default/locale:

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LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8
edit file:
/etc/default/keyboard:

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 KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE

# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.

XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,ru,ua"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle"

BACKSPACE="guess"
In Gnome Classic: All Settings > Region and Language
add 3 language.

Set Menu->Utils->Advanced setting->Keyboard->Switch keyboard key

Reboot.

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