%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 . Examine localectl list-keymaps output for a list of valid console keymaps. Look in /usr/share/consolefonts directory for valid screen fonts. 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=Lat2-Terminus16 EOF You can change KEYMAP value at runtime by using the localectl utility: localectl set-keymap MAP Please note that localectl command can be used only on a system booted with systemd. You can also use localectl utility with the corresponding parameters to change X11 keyboard layout, model, variant and options: localectl set-x11-keymap LAYOUT [MODEL] [VARIANT] [OPTIONS] To list possible values for localectl set-x11-keymap parameters, run localectl with parameters listed below: list-x11-keymap-models Show known X11 keyboard mapping models. list-x11-keymap-layouts Show known X11 keyboard mapping layouts. list-x11-keymap-variants Show known X11 keyboard mapping variants. list-x11-keymap-options Show known X11 keyboard mapping options. Using any of the parameters listed above requires XKeyboard Config package from BLFS.