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Linux Mint: How to Change Your Keyboard Layout

Linux Mint: How to Change Your Keyboard Layout

By Mel Hawthorne 2 Comments

The keyboard is one of the key devices used to interact with a computer. To be able to type properly on multiple computers the layout of keyboards are standardised. Unfortunately, some countries have different requirements for characters that need to be on a keyboard, and even countries that share the same language often have different layout variations. This means that you need to be careful when buying a keyboard from an international store, to ensure that it is in the right layout for you.

The thing is, the keyboard itself doesn’t control the letters that the operating system associates with the keys you press, the operating system does. This means that you should be able to change the keyboard layout in the operating system. This is especially useful if you accidentally selected the wrong regions during the installation process, or if you prefer a less popular keyboard layout.

Linux Mint offers the ability to change your keyboard layout and comes with a huge range of international options for you to choose from. To be able to configure which keyboard layout you use in Linux Mint, press the Super key, then type “Keyboard” and hit enter.

Tip: The “Super” key is the name that many Linux distributions use to refer to the Windows key or the Apple “Command” key, while avoiding any risk of trademark issues.

Press the Super key, then type “Keyboard” and hit enter.

Once you’re in the keyboard settings, switch to the “Layouts” tab. The default list of keyboard layouts omits some less common options. To be able to see the full list, tick the top checkbox, labelled “Include less-common layouts in the selection list”.

To add a new keyboard layout, click the “Add” icon in the bottom-right corner.

Click the “Add” button in the bottom-left corner to add a new keyboard layout.

Click the “Add” button in the bottom-left corner to add a new keyboard layout.

Scroll through the list or use the search bar to find the keyboard layout you want to use. Once you’ve found the keyboard layout you want to use, select it, then click “Add” in the bottom-right corner.

Find the keyboard layout you want to use, then select it and click “Add”.

Once you’re back in the “Layouts” tab, select the layout you want to be your preferred option in the column on the left, then use the up arrow at the bottom of the column to move it to the top of the list to make it your preferred layout. To switch to the new layout, click the flag or country name icon on the right-hand of the bottom panel, then select the layout you want to switch to, the change will instantly take effect.

You can re-order your layouts, then select the one you want to use by selecting it from the right-hand side of the bottom panel.

If you click “Options” in the bottom-right corner of the “Layouts” tab, you will find a huge list of minor modifications that you can make to your keyboard layout. To enable an option, simply tick the relevant checkbox.

Click “Options” to see configuration changes that you can make.

You may want to be careful changing the keyboard layout as you may not know where the keys are that you need to use to log in to your account. You can see a representation of the keyboard layout by selecting a layout in the column on the left of the “Layouts” tab, then clicking the keyboard icon at the bottom of the column.

View the keyboard layout by selecting it from your list, then clicking the keyboard icon.

 

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  1. Peter says

    April 15, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    It all seems a bit compicated, but I dare say that after I have read through the instructions a few times, all will become clearer. I will give it go anyway.
    Thanks.

  2. Daniel says

    January 7, 2021 at 1:25 am

    The flag didn’t appear at the bottom panel.
    I figured out how, Right-click on the panel, add applets, search for “keyboard” and add the keyboard applet.
    The flag will appear with a small number showing which keyboard you have active.

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