How do I change the layout of sddm to neo2?
You’ll have to change the “XkbLayout” parameter in the “xkeyboard-config” –
> l /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/neo/
insgesamt 56
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 19. Jun 11:49 ./
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 20. Jan 15:38 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4702 20. Jan 15:38 adnw.map.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4694 20. Jan 15:38 bone.map.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4659 20. Jan 15:38 koy.map.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9439 20. Jan 15:38 neo.map.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4707 20. Jan 15:38 neoqwertz.map.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1429 20. Jan 15:38 README.md
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> cat /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/neo/README.md
Neo 2
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This directory includes various variants of Neo 2 (Often only referred to as Neo) - an Ergonomic Keyboard Layout, optimized for the German Language.
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Also:
> man 7 xkeyboard-config
and search for “neo” –
│de(neo) German (Neo 2) │
In ‘/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf’ change the value of the parameter “XkbLayout” …
- Restart the systemd “display-manager.service” …
Your GUI should automatically pickup the Neo 2 key map – if it doesn’t you’ll also have to change Keyboard Layout within your GUI settings …