Changing the keyboard to German layout (AV Linux 23.2 "Enlightened")

[black_currant]

Hello, I am new here -

I just installed MX Linux 23.2. I am using the AV-Linux iso, but I had the same problem with pure MX Linux just before: I seem to be unable to change the keyboard to German.

- I did create and select the German keyboard for installation, but the installer ignored it.
- I tried the little graphical tool in the taskbar, but although I do create and priorise the German keyboard, with or without erasing the US one, the little flag in the taskbar stays US american and so do the keys.
- I tried

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dpkg-reconfigure locales

, as well as

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dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-setup

but to no effect. Both were already set to German.
- When I switch to the console (tty1) I do have a German keyboard, but not on the Enlightenment desktop.

Would anyone be able to help me?

[black_currant]

I should add: I am not connecting this computer to the internet.

[fehlix]

Hello, I am new here -

I just installed MX Linux 23.2. I am using the AV-Linux iso, but I had the same problem with pure MX Linux just before: I seem to be unable to change the keyboard to German.

- I did create and select the German keyboard for installation, but the installer ignored it.
- I tried the little graphical tool in the taskbar, but although I do create and priorise the German keyboard, with or without erasing the US one, the little flag in the taskbar stays US american and so do the keys.
- I tried

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dpkg-reconfigure locales

, as well as

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dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-setup

but to no effect. Both were already set to German.
- When I switch to the console (tty1) I do have a German keyboard, but not on the Enlightenment desktop.

Would anyone be able to help me?

The awnser for "MX Linux" Xfce (and probly Kde also) would be that the selected keyboard layout on the Live Boot Menu
would be used. In case it was not selected on the LiveBoot menu use "System keyboard"/"System Tastatur" in the menu, or "system-keyboard-qt"on command line.
In addtion the Login Screen allows to select a different "session" keyboard layout.

On Enlightment the situation is different: The LiveKeyboard settings are ignore and always English/US keyboard is used,
and you need to adjust the session keyboard manually using Enlightment's own keyboard tool.
Thats it,

[black_currant]

So by "Enlightenment's own keyboard tool" you mean the graphical tool in the taskbar which is unresponsive?
That must have some kind of configuration file, no? Some entry I could manually change?

[fehlix]

So by "Enlightenment's own keyboard tool" you mean the graphical tool in the taskbar which is unresponsive?
That must have some kind of configuration file, no? Some entry I could manually change?

IIRC, this keyboard issue in AV-Linux was mentioned within in the relase-note/readme/install doc.
Maybe adjust the topic/thread title by adding "AV-Linux" and version number you are using, so that people which may have an idea how to fix it,
better see that this is a question specific to this respin.
Also, I would ask someone to move this thread to the Respin subforum so that it is more visible to AV-Linux users who may be able to help you.

[Eadwine Rose]

Moved.

[black_currant]

Thank you. Rarely had such a civil welcome in a forum when posting to the wrong category.. ;-)

[AVLinux]

Hi,

There should be a flag on the main 'Shelf' (aka panel) clicking on that should bring you a 'Settings' button you can click on and then change your keyboard.

Alternatively clicking the wrench Icon on the main Shelf should take you to-->Settings Panel-->Input-->Keyboard where you can add a new layout.

[black_currant]

Yea, that was kind of the problem: These settings were unresponsive. I could add a German keyboard, and priorise it, and yet the keyboard stayed american, and so did the flag on the panel. I have now found that when I erase the American keyboard and close the setup window without adding the German one, then open it again, add the German one and select it, then and only then the keyboard turns German. The flag on the panel even then still indicates american, though. So it seems some kind of bug, but for the moment it is solved.

(I would prefer to override the GUI component, so if someone could point me to the right configuration file, I'd be grateful.)

[fehlix]

Yea, that was kind of the problem: These settings were unresponsive. I could add a German keyboard, and priorise it, and yet the keyboard stayed american, and so did the flag on the panel. I have now found that when I erase the American keyboard and close the setup window without adding the German one, then open it again, add the German one and select it, then and only then the keyboard turns German. The flag on the panel even then still indicates american, though. So it seems some kind of bug, but for the moment it is solved.

(I would prefer to override the GUI component, so if someone could point me to the right configuration file, I'd be grateful.)

You may need after adding German and move up on the top. click again on the icon (or right click?) and select German.
If someone would have found how to adjust with a simple config file, I guess the issue would not have been on the iso.