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I edited the file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fi but I can't take those modifications into use.

The folder /var/lib/xkb is empty apart of the file README.compiled which contains this:

The X server uses this directory to store the compiled version of the current keymap and/or any scratch keymaps used by clients. The X server or some other tool might destroy or replace the files in this directory, so it is not a safe place to store compiled keymaps for long periods of time. The default keymap for any server is usually stored in: X-default.xkm where is the display number of the server in question, which makes it possible for several servers on the same host to share the same directory.

Unless the X server is modified, sharing this directory between servers on different hosts could cause problems.

So I suppose this folder should contain the compiled xkm file, but in the filesystem there is no xkm files anywhere.

How can I take my modifications into use?

Update, a little progress:

I added this to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/fi:

partial alphanumeric_keys
   xkb_symbols "oma2" {

   include "fi(kotoistus)"

   key <AE00> { [  braceleft,       braceright,       NoSymbol,              NoSymbol              ] };
   name[Group1]="Finnish (oma2)";
};

And this to evdev.xml:

    <variant>
      <configItem>
        <name>oma2</name>
        <description>Finnish (oma2)</description>
      </configItem>
    </variant>

I can now select the new variant Finnish (oma2), but I can't still see any change in the actual keyboard. I believe/hope I added the new definition correctly...

Zanna
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    Did you add a new variant, or did you edit an existing variant? In case of the latter, rebooting ought to help. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 02 '17 at 16:33
  • I tried both, first edit the existing (fi), then added my own. No effect to anything. I couldn't even see the new variant in keyboard layout list ("Text entry").

    What's going on here? Where are the compiled files?

     – ile Feb 02 '17 at 16:55
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    A new variant needs to be added to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 02 '17 at 16:58
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    Maybe try to use <TLDE> instead of <AE00>. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 02 '17 at 17:42
  • Now it works :) Thank you. If you want to add an answer below with the most important points, I could make it as an accepted answer. Thanks! – ile Feb 02 '17 at 17:46
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    Good! There are several answers on this topic already, and I don't think this adds anything of general interest, so I voted for your question to be considered a duplicate instead. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 02 '17 at 17:57

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