Question about Linux installation and selecting a language

Question about Linux installation and selecting a language

Etzion Bar-Noy ezaton at tournament.org.il
Mon Jan 12 23:06:03 IST 2015


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Etzion

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Dan Shimshoni <danshimsh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks , Oleg
>
>
> > use a somewhat older Fedora, so YMMV, but in KDE open System Settings
> >-> Input Devices -> Keyboard Settings -> Layouts and select what suits
> >you (I assume American + Israeli?).
>
> There is no "American English" there! Since the installation was with
> British English! what should I do so that "American English" will be
> available there ?
> regards,
> Dan
>
>
>
>
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> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 9:19 PM, Oleg Goldshmidt <pub at goldshmidt.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Dan Shimshoni <danshimsh at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > I had installed Fedora 21 on x86_64 (server, and with kde). When
>> > installation started, I selected the language as "british english" and
>> > not "American English".
>>
>> I am guessing the installation chose a British keyboard for you. This is
>> a bit surprising because Red Hat, unlike some other distros (we'll
>> protect the guilty) usually ask a separate queston about keyboard
>> layout.
>>
>>
>> > Now when I log in and press some keys, I get unwanted results.
>> > For example, when pressing @ I get the " character.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> > Any ideas how this problem can be resolved ?
>>
>> I use a somewhat older Fedora, so YMMV, but in KDE open System Settings
>> -> Input Devices -> Keyboard Settings -> Layouts and select what suits
>> you (I assume American + Israeli?).
>>
>> --
>> Oleg Goldshmidt | pub at goldshmidt.org
>>
>
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