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====Switching keyboard layouts in X====

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**__Applies to slackware__**

copy //90-keyboard-layout.conf// from ///usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d// to ///etc/X11/xorg.conf.d// 

<code bash>
cp -v /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
</code>

and change corresponding options, e.g.:
<code>
Section "InputClass"
        ...
        Option "XkbLayout" "us,sk"
        Option "XkbVariant" ",qwerty"
        Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp:alt_shift_toggle"
        ...
Endsection
</code>

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**__Applies to debian__**

edit ///etc/default/keyboard// as root (sudo), and change corresponding options:
<code>
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE

# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.

XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,sk"
XKBVARIANT=",qwerty"
XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle"

BACKSPACE="guess"
</code>

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