4.1.20. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard

4.1.20. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard

4.1.20. `/etc/sysconfig/keyboard`

The /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file controls the behavior of the keyboard. The following values may be used:

KEYBOARDTYPE="sun|pc" where sun means a Sun keyboard is attached on /dev/kbd, or pc means a PS/2 keyboard connected to a PS/2 port.
KEYTABLE="<file>", where <file> is the name of a keytable file.

For example: KEYTABLE="us". The files that can be used as keytables start in /lib/kbd/keymaps/i386 and branch into different keyboard layouts from there, all labeled <file>.kmap.gz. The first file found beneath /lib/kbd/keymaps/i386 that matches the KEYTABLE setting is used.

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