I fixed this issue with French keyboard layout by installing console-common which takes care of activating the keyboard layout configured by console-data. Kinda weird that the config is in one package and the tools to activate it in another, but this works.
If you have installed console-setup at some point, just remove it beforehand:
$ sudo apt purge console-setup
Then install console-common:
$ sudo apt install console-common
This will also install console-data. During the configuration stage, select “choose keymap from list”. If you had already installed console-data, you can just reconfigure it to select the proper keymap:
and the Problem, in my case german keyboard, is still there. Do you need a german keyboard? Can you order one? Tell me by PM how much it will cost and give me your bank account details, I# ll send the money to getr the issue resolved.
kr Heinz (from Vienna, Austria)
NB: I believe an other problem with german character set I have might be solved as well (tracktitles for external optical drive mounted audio cd are missing).
That’s kind of you, but not necessary. I know what the problem is but need to develop a proper fix to it, as well as find the time to do this. It will get done. I can replicate the issue on a British English keyboard (QWERTY) as well with some symbols.
That’s NOT funny! I tried to help since a need a solution myself. I could donate the money if that convinces you and the person buying a foreign keyboard gets the money.
If anyone Russian is still following this, can you point me to a linux keymap for Cyrillic which outputs utf (not KOI8) and which matches a typical Russian keyboard (not the ‘phonetic’ layout).
Спасибо хорошо
I have a solution working for western European languages and Greek already and talking to Sam about getting it into OSMC.
This is for an ЙЦУКЕН layout, which is the one most common used, though I understand there are others. It has its limitations in the world of IT, however. See Russian Keyboard Layout and Programing
Which one did you settle on?