Changing keyboard layout in Ubuntu 12.04 server command line interface

Question

I'm new to Ubuntu. I use 12.04 Server in command line mode (no X installed) and I would like to change the keyboard layout... Thanks !

Eliah Kagan · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-24 23:58:33Z

up vote 6 down vote accepted

Please try the following command:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-data

If it says you don't have the package, then install console-data with:

sudo apt-get install console-data

edited Jun 24 '12 at 23:58

Eliah Kagan
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answered Jun 24 '12 at 15:31

PetterF
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Very helpful ! Thanks ! – Mike Jun 24 '12 at 19:21

Eliah Kagan · Answer 2 · 2012-07-03 09:05:30Z

up vote 14 down vote

After trying sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-data, I found out that it doesn't work after a reboot.

However,

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

does work after reboot and also has more options.

edited Jul 3 '12 at 9:05

Eliah Kagan
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answered Jul 3 '12 at 2:28

Göran Törnquist
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