%general-entities; ]> console configuring This section discusses how to configure the systemd-vconsole-setup system service, which configures the virtual console font and console keymap. The systemd-vconsole-setup service reads the /etc/vconsole.conf file for configuration information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific HOWTOs can also help with this, see . If still in doubt, look in the /lib/kbd directory for valid keymaps and screen fonts. Read loadkeys(1) and setfont(8) manual pages to determine the correct arguments for these programs. The /etc/vconsole.conf file should contain lines of the form: VARIABLE="value". The following variables are recognized: KEYMAP This variable specifies the key mapping table for the keyboard. If unset, it defaults to us. KEYMAP_TOGGLE This variable can be used to configure a second toggle keymap and is unset by default. FONT This variable specifies the font used by the virtual console. FONT_MAP This variable specifies the console map to be used. FONT_UNIMAP This variable specifies the unicode font map. An example for a German keyboard and console is given below: cat > /etc/vconsole.conf << "EOF" KEYMAP=de-latin1 FONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 EOF The /etc/vconsole.conf file only controls localization of the Linux text console. It has nothing to do with setting the proper keyboard layout and terminal fonts in the X Window System, with ssh sessions, or with a serial console.