Ubuntu - switch keyboard layout to Colemak

Question

So I am trying to relearn Colemak and am using Ubuntu 10.04. I go up to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layout, click Add, find USA Colemak, and add it.

When I try it out in the "Type to test settings" box, it is still in Qwerty, and if I apply it system-wide my system is still using Qwerty. Does anyone else have this problem or have any suggestions?

Solution 1

Try opening a terminal and copy and paste this:

setxkbmap us -variant colemak

You might also want to try to changing the keyboard layout on the login screen.

Solution 2

You need to click Move Up so it is at the top of the list of layouts. Then it should take effect.

Comments

[Admin]

This question would be more appropriate in the ubuntu community. At the far bottom of this page you should see a list of related communities and ubuntu is there.

[bdukes]

Sorry, @Hanmyo, this site is intended just for programming questions. This question might fit better on superuser.com or askubuntu.com

[MegaTux]

Also yuo can switch forward/backward the layouts with keys (default Super+Space and Shift*Super+Space)

[Qwertie]

Looks like this doesn’t save over reboots. Or maybe my ubuntu is losing settings (its a bit buggy after the 17.04 update)