How to load keyboard layouts after install

**bcm37** · January 24th, 2013

I'm even a bit confused with the terminology right now -- input source, keyboard layout, language support -- so please forgive me if I've missed something due to a badly worded search.

I'm running 12.04LTS.

It was installed with just the US layout.

I'd like to switch to Dvorak.

I cannot find any layouts at all, and cannot figure out where to get them. My screen appears as such:

There is just nothing listed, and I'm not sure how to proceed from here.

Thank you for your time

**gifford** · January 25th, 2013

Your in the correct area to change it..just click on the + sign in the left hand column and you will get choose a layout, scroll down to English(Dvorak) and select it.

Sorry, I didn't read your post more carefully..when I go to my settings it is English(US) instead of your us. Did you fully install all the language settings? I think on your initial install you were given the choice of keyboard and English(US).

**matt_symes** · January 25th, 2013

Hi

As the previous poster said, is dvorak installed on your machine. You can make a quick test by opening a terminal and typing

Code:

setxkbmap dvorak

Does it throw an error or does it change the keyboard mapping ?

This will not persist after a reboot if it does change it.

Kind regards

**gifford** · January 25th, 2013

In my file /etc/default/keyboard lists:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""

What does yours list?

**bcm37** · January 28th, 2013

Originally Posted by gifford

Your in the correct area to change it..just click on the + sign in the left hand column and you will get choose a layout, scroll down to English(Dvorak) and select it.

Sorry, I didn't read your post more carefully..when I go to my settings it is English(US) instead of your us. Did you fully install all the language settings? I think on your initial install you were given the choice of keyboard and English(US).

No, I don't believe they were installed. Someone else set it up.

How would I go about installing them?

**bcm37** · January 28th, 2013

Originally Posted by gifford

In my file /etc/default/keyboard lists:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""

What does yours list?

Only that.

setxkbmap returns:

Code:

XKB extension not present on :10.0

**matt_symes** · January 30th, 2013

Hi

Originally Posted by bcm37

Only that.

setxkbmap returns:

Code:

XKB extension not present on :10.0

That's a surprise.I take it that

Code:

setxkbmap -print

gives the same error then.

Open a terminal and type

Code:

grep -i xkb /var/log/Xorg.0.log

The above command is case sensitive. Please post the output back here.

Is this any kind of special install such as a wubi install or a VM install ?

Kind regards

**bcm37** · January 30th, 2013

Originally Posted by matt_symes

Hi

That's a surprise.I take it that

Code:

setxkbmap -print

gives the same error then.

Yes.

Code:

XKB extension not present on :10.0

Open a terminal and type

Code:

grep -i xkb /var/log/Xorg.0.log

The above command is case sensitive. Please post the output back here.

Is this any kind of special install such as a wubi install or a VM install ?

Kind regards

It's on a VM, and I was told it was "Minimal".

I apologize, cut and paste don't work on over the odd configuration of Remote Desktop I'm using right now, screencaps are quicker.

**matt_symes** · February 2nd, 2013

Hi

It's on a VM, and I was told it was "Minimal".

That would make sense. It sounds like you have a minimal install and that would explain why you are missing various functionality.

I'll take a look in a moment.

Kind regards