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thanks

On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 10:48:36AM +0000, Inhabitant of Zion wrote:
> package: xfree86
> version: 4.2.1-5
> severity: Only effects Sun Sparc users
> 
> -- System Information
> Debian Release: 3.0
> Architecture: sparc
> Kernal Linux trinity 2.4.18 #2 Thu Apr 11 14:37:17 EDT 2002 sparc64
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
> 
> The only way to get a UK keyboard to work with the right mapping is to select 
> the default US type 5 Keymap and edit the setting at command prompt before 
> loading X window (If you load X you have had it as all the kays move 1 to 
> left on first 3 rows and other are in odd places or not there at all).
> 
> I got it working by using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Option        "Xkbrules" "sun"
> Option  "XkbModel" "type5_euro"
> Option  "Xkblayout" "gb"

I don't understand how this is a bug.  You have to configure the XFree86
X server before you can use it.

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Debian GNU/Linux                   |     computer science which is too
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