The keyboard layout settings enable you to specify a keymap locale for the Linux user interfaces (text-based and graphical). Keymaps are managed using the localectl command. For more information on how to use the localectl command line utility to change keyboard system settings, see the localectl manual page. To query and change the keyboard layout settings on the system, follow these steps:. How I change keyboard layouts from the command-line? For example, I want to switch from English to Hebrew. I'm able to do it from lightdm with the little icon in the corner of my screen.
Command line method of changing keyboard layout Step 1: Add new keyboard layout To change the keyboard layout, you need to have another keyboard layout enabled on your system first. Go to system settings. Press the Super key in Ubuntu (Windows symboled key) and search settings. In the system settings, look for Keyboard in the left sidebar.. A quick and practical guide to changing keyboard layout in the Linux console.