In the KDE settings applet is an entry called Input Devices. The first item should be keyboard. Make sure the model actual matches what you have. The safe setting is "Generic | Generic 101-key PC"
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Dan Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > Big upvote for "the Kubuntu alternate install disk". The Kubuntu live CD > gives me nothing but grief including the same keyboard issues. > > All the best, Dan > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have had spotty luck with a Kubuntu live CD for installations. I have >> found the more reliable path is to install a stock Ubuntu first (sans KDE) >> and then install the kubuntu-desktop package. I've also had better luck >> with the alternate install disk, or the net-install disk. >> >> When the Kubuntu live CD installation fails for me, it's always something >> minor in the setup. Like the keyboard is messed up, or a bunch of packages >> didn't get installed. But I never diagnosed this to see if it was just a >> networking hiccup while retrieving packages, or something else. It was >> just faster for me to do a rebuild. >> >> HTH >> >> >> On 12-04-09 09:03 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> >>> No... I installed Kubuntu so it should already be KDE. >>> >>> I suspect it might be a French Keyboard as well! But I don't know why. >>> I am French and maybe they peaked at my birth certificate! I am use to >>> the American English Keyboard and I prefer to stay that way. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 05:50:12PM -0600, Shawn wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds like your box is treating the keyboard as a french keyboard. I'm >>>> assuming you are using the default desktop (which is Unity these days). >>>> In which case... well, I dislike Unity, so immediately switch to >>>> gnome, but only long enough to install the KDE desktop (via the >>>> kubuntu-desktop pacakge). So... find where your Locale settings are >>>> (date/time format, etc.). You can should be able to select your >>>> language and keyboard settings here. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Shawn >>>> >>>> On 12-04-09 02:14 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Keyboard locale is set for en-us UTF-8 but some of the keys are >>>>> not mapped properly. >>>>> >>>>> Its an IBM PC-104 KB... standard which I've used for over a decade. >>>>> >>>>> for instance the ?/ key gives a little e and a big E with I think two >>>>> (2) dots on it. the ~` key gives * and some thing else. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> How can I fix this. My next option is to give up on Kubuntu and go to >>>>> Debian. >>>>> >>>>> I think a HUGE number of packages I expect to be installed are missing >>>>> anyways. Comments? Why is Ubuntu so great? >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> clug-talk mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/**listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> >>>>> Mailing List Guidelines >>>>> (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.**php<http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php> >>>>> ) >>>>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> clug-talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/**listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> >>>> Mailing List Guidelines >>>> (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.**php<http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php> >>>> ) >>>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> clug-talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/**listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> >>> Mailing List Guidelines >>> (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.**php<http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php> >>> ) >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/**listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca<http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca> >> Mailing List Guidelines >> (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.**php<http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php> >> ) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> > > > > -- > One thing you can be sure of. If you throw a loaded gun in a monkey cage, > something bad is going to happen. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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