CoLinuxKBD

Setting non-US Keyboard:

Debian

First install the missing packages :

apt-get install console-data
apt-get install console-tools
apt-get install kbd

then execute:

dpkg-reconfigure console-data

and you can set the keyboard map. Remember that the keyboard map nets not only to match your actual keyboard Layout but also the keyboard-map set in your windows control-panel and in case of 32-bit-windows that of language set for 16-bit applications.

Setting the keyboard map will enable you to copy-and-paste into the console including the correct special characters.
--ollinaie

Ubuntu 7.10

First install the missing packages :

apt-get install console-data
apt-get install console-tools

Don't install kbd on Ubuntu 7.10, this would remove console-tools! kbd and console-tools are exclusivly.

It's popped up the keyboard configuration automaticly. If not, then execute:

dpkg-reconfigure console-data

Gentoo, Slackware...

for french :

loadkeys fr-latin1

for Italian :

loadkeys it

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MassTranslated on 25 Dec 2004.

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MassTranslated on Sun Apr 23 17:35:49 UTC 2006