[Bug 198483] Re: install-keymap doesn't make setting permanent

2011-07-24 Thread wateenellende
The keymaps.sh script stops because it detects setupcon, and decides that console-setup will take over. console-setup by means of setupcon loads /etc/console-setup/cached.kmap.gz , which is qwerty. Overwriting it with a dvorak-keymap and then calling: $ sudo setupcon -v $ sudo update-initramfs -k

[Bug 198483] Re: install-keymap doesn't make setting permanent

2011-07-24 Thread wateenellende
The problem is now in the console-common package. The keymay is not set at boot time. Originally, I had a US-qwerty layout, then changed it to dvorak. Now, the consoles are qwerty, to log into X i have to type my password in qwerty, and then I have a dvorak session. Running the script 'sudo /etc/

[Bug 198483] Re: install-keymap doesn't make setting permanent

2008-03-06 Thread Edouardj
So what is the solution before the next ubuntu? I must modify my conf of sudo to add: myname ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/install-keymap then i add a new session for my account (auto start): /usr/sbin /install-keymap my_keymap -- install-keymap doesn't make setting permanent https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 198483] Re: install-keymap doesn't make setting permanent

2008-03-04 Thread Colin Watson
console-data is no longer installed by default and is no longer used or supported. (Actually install-keymap lives in console-common, but the same applies to that.) Ideally you need to use something involving console-setup. The modern approach to what I think you're trying to do would be to add sup