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MATE: How to show additional existing keyboard layouts?

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 567 / 2 Years ago, tue, march 1, 2022, 10:57:13

In Ubuntu Mate 18.04.5 there exist keyboard layouts (in the files in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols) that I simply cannot Add in the GUI where I configure my keyboard (mate-keyboard-properties). The layouts are not shown to me.

I'm looking to add svorak_A5 from ./se.

Is there a simple config switch that I can throw to make them visible, or am I forced to manually edit XML to expose them as selectable?

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answered 2 Years ago fotres · Accepted Answer

You have to enable extra keyboard layouts in MATE by executing the following command:

gsettings set org.mate.peripherals-keyboard-xkb.general load-extra-items true

Then launch mate-keyboard-properties and add new layout By country, Country → Sweden, Variants → Swedish Swedish (Dvorak A5):

and click Add.