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[bill]

Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
> On Mon, June 22, 2009 15:43, bill wrote:
>   
>> Knapp wrote:
>>     
>>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM, bill<william at techservsys.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I have experience with UNIX, but this is my first install of Linux.
>>>> I just installed 9.04 server on a 32 bit AMD box and all appears to be
>>>> working well except:
>>>>
>>>> my keyboard mappings are incorrect - what command would I use to choose
>>>> a
>>>> different keyboard - I have the "standard" US keyboard.
>>>> I have no connectivity - what command would I use to see and correct my
>>>> network parameters ?
>>>>
>>>> I have the keyboard prompt - can these be set using a gui ?  If so,
>>>> what
>>>> starts the gui ?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bill Drescher
>>>> william {at} TechServSys {dot} com
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Are you sure you want to start with the server edition? Sounds to me
>>> like you might do well to start with the standard edition and get to
>>> know linux better. I have never installed the server edition but the
>>> others ask you what keyboard you would like at install.
>>>
>>> This will install the tutorial book called rutebook. Read it and you
>>> will find what you are looking for, I  think.
>>>
>>> sudo aptitude install rutebook
>>>
>>> Also google with things like "keyboard ubuntu" or "keyboard map linux"
>>> and you will find tons of info.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> fixed the keyboard - google is my friend.
>>     
>
> Could you please give me the Google ref., I should probably do the same
> thing in case I one day go to the server itself.
>   
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=220808

I had to try 3 different keyboards.  The Dell multimedia, which it is, 
was incorrect,  The generic 104 key worked.  Easy to try different ones.


-- 
Bill Drescher
william {at} TechServSys {dot} com

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