Install Kbd by running the following commands: ./configure --datadir=/usr/share/kbd && make && make install && rm /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/defkeymap.map.gz Now we have to choose a default keymap. Explore the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps directory, and find the keymap that you would like to use as a default. Then execute this command: cd /usr/share/kbd/keymaps && ln -s <path-to-keymap> defkeymap.map.gz Replace <path-to-keymap> with the path to the keymap you have selected, relative to the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ directory. For example, if you have chosen the US keymap, you would replace it with i386/qwerty/us.map.gz.