Changing keyboard layout to Dvorak in Ubuntu-server

Question

I want to set my keyboard layout to Dvorak. How do I do that exactly?

Answer 1

I found this more straightforward and simple:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Answer 2

This will guide you through the process of selecting different keyboard layouts:

$ dpkg-reconfigure console-data

Maybe you will need to install console-data.

$ sudo apt-get install console-data

If you want to make changes permanent then you can use:

$ dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

Answer 3

On Ubuntu 13.04

Switch to Dvorak:

setxkbmap dvorak

Switch back:

setxkbmap us
;dkbvnmar f;   # How to type 'setxkbmap us' in Dvorak while looking at a US Keyboard (updated)

Works locally on my Ubuntu machine. Haven't tested on ubuntu-server, but this is a prevalent search result for "dvorak keyboard linux"

Answer 4

Looks like this will work, too:

$ sudo loadkeys dvorak

Hat tip to http://ma.tt/2004/01/dvorak-on-linux-console/