• thermal_shock@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    what? it LITERALLY asks if you want to add an additional keyboard when you set it up for the first time. and adding one afterwards isn’t hard.

    circlejerk post.

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      2 months ago

      For what it’s worth, making a custom layout actually is a huge pain in the arse. That’s a pretty niche use case, but there is definitely no reason for it to be as much of a hassle as it is

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          2 months ago

          I just changed one of the existing layouts. Very easy in any text editor, you just need to find the proper name or Unicode code for each function/character.

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              2 months ago

              If you’re using xkb, try this guide. Of course, backup any system files before modifying them, and just to be sure, add a 2nd keyboard layout as backup and know how to switch between them to have a fallback if you corrupt the primary one.

              There might be TUI or GUI tools too, probably way more convenient for a one-off change on a single PC.

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                1 month ago

                Thanks, that is a good starting point. All the GUIs I found have been deprecated, so I’ll go with the purely text-based approach. At least it will be trivial to copy it to my other machines. Fingers crossed!

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      2 months ago

      You can’t delete the default one it thinks you will use based on your locale, and it reverts to the default on boot. Also has the worst shortcut to silently change the layout (contol+shift)

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        2 months ago

        You have to change… 1- your default OS language (download all the language files, ZzZZz) 2- change the locale 3- apply the new locale to “all”, which is the login screen, current user, new created user.

        Go in regional settings and adjust if needed, then reboot with a USB drive on a distro of your choice,

        1- go through the installation 2- update if needed

        Now you should have the desired keyboard.

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          2 months ago

          Except my layout (bepo) is not in any specific locale and was installed manually. So I don’t think this would work