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How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use XKB without any X libraries or XKB data installed?

April 26, 2017Data installed Libraries server terminal

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How can I set up my X server or X terminal to use XKB without any X libraries or XKB data installed?

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What you want to do is use xkbcomp on a machine that has xbase-clients installed to compile a keymap file corresponding to the desired configuration, and then transfer that .xkm file to the X terminal (the machine running the X server), where you can use the X server’s -xkbmap option to load it.