Keyboard configuration without X11

Question

I'm trying to configure an USB keyboard with br layout (brazilian portuguese) on Ubuntu Server 20.04.4 LTS without X11 (running in a Raspberry pi 4).

I already tried these commands, no one worked:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-data
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
Manually editing /etc/default/keyboard
sudo systemctl set-keymap br

With sudo loadkeys br, it works, but it not persintent: I need to type this everytime I reboot the system.

Content of /etc/default/keyboard:

XKBMODEL="pc105" 
XKBLAYOUT="br"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""
BACKSPACE="guess"

Content of /etc/vconsole.conf:

KEYMAP=br

Any help?

ps: here they suggest to use setxkbmap (which requires X) or other solutions with Gnome. Also, to put loadkeys br in .bashrc should work, but is it relly the only option?

Welcome to AskUbuntu, Does this help? or put loadkeys br into .bashrc — Sadaharu Wakisaka, Apr 12 '22 at 02:03
Does this answer your question? How do I change keyboards from the command line? — vanadium, Apr 12 '22 at 07:20
@vanadium @sadaharu-wakisaka they are suggesting to use setxkbmap (which requires X, I'm trying to avoid this) or loadkeys (not persistent). Until now to put in .bashrc seems to be my only option :-( — Cleiton, Apr 13 '22 at 03:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '24 at 15:55

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Just put loadkeys br in /etc/profile

It's already running as root, you don't need a sudo.

answered Jan 19 '24 at 15:55

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Keyboard configuration without X11

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