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What is the "multiply/divide key" mentioned by the Ubuntu installer?

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I notice that the installer for Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS contains an option that appears to allow you to toggle between more than one keyboard layout:

English (US) - English (layout toggle on multiply/divide key)

However, there is no information about this shown in the installer, and I can't find anything useful online.

I regularly switch back and forth between the US and US Dvorak keyboard layouts, and think it would be very useful to be able to toggle between layouts. How does this work, and what is this "multiply/divide" key mentioned by the installer? When I select this option, the installation appears to proceed with the US keyboard layout.

Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 Configure the keyboard screen

The install completed successfully, and continues to be in standard US keyboard mode.

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answered 3 Years ago heathree · Accepted Answer

Weird. All those other descriptions in parentheses just give you more information about which particular English layout you are using. They shouldn't say anything about toggling layouts.

Anyway...

Check out man xkeyboard-config:

   │us                               English (US)                                                    │

   │us(chr)                          Cherokee                                                        │

   │us(euro)                         English (US, with euro on 5)                                    │

   │us(intl)                         English (US, international with dead keys)                      │

   │us(alt-intl)                     English (US, alternative international)                         │

   │us(colemak)                      English (Colemak)                                               │

   │us(dvorak)                       English (Dvorak)                                                │

   │us(dvorak-intl)                  English (Dvorak international with dead keys)                   │

   │us(dvorak-alt-intl)              English (Dvorak alternative international no dead keys)         │

   │us(dvorak-l)                     English (left handed Dvorak)                                    │

   │us(dvorak-r)                     English (right handed Dvorak)                                   │

   │us(dvorak-classic)               English (classic Dvorak)                                        │

   │us(dvp)                          English (programmer Dvorak)                                     │

   │us(rus)                          Russian (US, phonetic)                                          │

   │us(mac)                          English (Macintosh)                                             │

   │us(altgr-intl)                   English (international AltGr dead keys)                         │

   │us(olpc2)                        English (layout toggle on multiply/divide key)                  │

   │us(hbs)                          Serbo-Croatian (US)

Apparently that particular layout is olpc2, which AFAIK is the One Laptop Per Child layout. I suppose it has one key to multiply/divide since the keys are so squished.

One Laptop Per Child

That said, you can still bind a key to switch the layout. In 12.10 you go to Keyboard->Options and about midway through the options there is one called Keys to Change Layout. I remember 12.04 was very similar.

I like Shift+Caps Lock since I never use that combination for anything else.