setxkbmap

Set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension. More information: <https://manned.org/setxkbmap>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/setxkbmap.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install x11-xkb-utils
Ubuntu
apt-get install x11-xkb-utils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S xorg-setxkbmap
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install x11-xkb-utils
CentOS
yum install xorg-x11-xkb-utils
Fedora
dnf install xorg-x11-xkb-utils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install x11-xkb-utils
Raspbian
apt-get install x11-xkb-utils
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/setxkbmap

Set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension. More information: <https://manned.org/setxkbmap>.

  • Set the keyboard in French AZERTY:
    setxkbmap fr
  • Set multiple keyboard layouts, their variants and switching option:
    setxkbmap -layout us,de -variant ,qwerty -option 'grp:alt_caps_toggle'
  • Get help:
    setxkbmap -help
  • List all layouts:
    localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts
  • List variants for the layout:
    localectl list-x11-keymap-variants de
  • List available switching options:
    localectl list-x11-keymap-options | grep grp:

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