How to set US keyboard layout

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How to set US keyboard layout

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Name: LearnerOnline
Date: July 3, 2008 at 17:04:32 Pacific
Subject: How to set US keyboard layout
OS: Debian Etch
CPU/Ram: 2.4 GHz/4GB
Model/Manufacturer: DELL

Comment:

Hi guys,
I am in process of configuring a recently downloaded Debian (Etch) virtual machine. Could some one please tell me how to setup a US keyboard layout? Its default keyboard is something else (Germany I think) which maps keys to different characters e.g. z maps to y etc etc. It is running GNOME and so far I have tried following steps without any success.
- $ loadkeys /usr/share/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz
- $ setxkbmap us
- Desktop --> Preference --> Keyborad --> Layouts - US English
I want to make the change system-wide so every user who logs in gets the same US keyboard layout and also the first login screen should accept the US Keyboard input.
Cheers,
A Learner

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