On 31.12.2010 02:44, Michael Biebl wrote: > systemd ships /lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup which allows to setup > the virtual consoles (font and keymap). > > For that to work, it spawns > /bin/loadkeys and /bin/setfont, both shipped within the "kbd" package, > the keymap data, shipped in "console-data" and the config file > /etc/vconsole.conf correctly set up.
Here is some additional information. I stumbled upon that when upgrading a default lenny installation to squeeze and installing systemd afterwards. I looks like in lenny, console-tools was preferred over kbd. The /bin/loadkeys binary from console-tools does not understand the -C option though, so systemd-vconsole-setup errs out with this message: # /lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup /bin/loadkeys: invalid option -- 'C' Usage: loadkeys [option...] [mapfile...] valid options are: -c --clearcompose clear kernel compose table -d --default load default keymap file -m --mktable output a "defkeymap.c" to stdout -s --clearstrings clear kernel string table -q --quiet be silent -u --unicode unicode -v --verbose report the changes -v --verbose report more changes -h --help display this help text and exit -V --version display version information and exit The /bin/setfont binary that is used in src/vconsole-setup.c is only shipped in kbd, the console-tools package does not have such a binary. So, I think systemd should ensure that the kbd package (along with console-data) is being installed. * A default squeeze installation seems to install kbd, console-setup and keyboard-configuration. * A default lenny system upgraded to squeeze has console-tools, console-common and console-data. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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