Next Previous Contents How to setup international keyboard in X Window System with Xmodmap by Juraj Sipos, xvudpapc@savba.sk v1.3, 05 February 2025 How to setup international keyboard in Linux or Unix with Xmodmap. The Xmodmap is a file that XFree86 reads in order to give you a keyboard layout. This solution will work for you in setting up any international keyboard for (Debian, RedHat, Mandrake, CorelLinux) Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and possibly every Unix that uses XFree86 and KDE. This howto is a little experimental in that that it bypasses some standardized XFree86 solutions (with respect to its older versions), although a standard form of internationalization is included too. 1. Introduction 1.1 Copyright 1.2 Revision history 1.3 Introduction 2. Setting up international keyboard in X Window System with Xmodmap 2.1 Quick start 2.2 How to do it 2.3 This experimental or nonstandard solution is not necessary for newer versions of XFree86 2.4 Xmodmap theory and standard Xmodmap solution 2.5 Experimental .Xmodmap sample file for the Slovak language typewriter layout 2.6 Character sets 2.7 ISO-8859-2 (ISO Latin2) character set 2.8 The standard ISO8859-2 definitions in the Xmodmap file 2.9 ISO* specifications 3. How this Xmodmap solution works on various systems 3.1 SuSE 3.2 Mandrake Linux 3.3 RedHat 3.4 FreeBSD 3.5 Corel Linux 4. Some national Xmodmap files 4.1 German 4.2 Hungarian 4.3 Czech 4.4 Polish 4.5 French 4.6 Croatian/Slovenian 4.7 Lithuanian keyboard (AZERTY layout) 4.8 Polish 5. Some Xmodmap tips Next Previous Contents