Why is changing the keyboard layout so complicated in Windows compared to GNU + Linux and other normal OSes?

dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml – 53 points –
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what? it LITERALLY asks if you want to add an additional keyboard when you set it up for the first time. and adding one afterwards isn't hard.

circlejerk post.

For what it's worth, making a custom layout actually is a huge pain in the arse. That's a pretty niche use case, but there is definitely no reason for it to be as much of a hassle as it is

I did that on Windows. It worked. It did not work for me in Linux :(

You can't delete the default one it thinks you will use based on your locale, and it reverts to the default on boot. Also has the worst shortcut to silently change the layout (contol+shift)

You have to change... 1- your default OS language (download all the language files, ZzZZz) 2- change the locale 3- apply the new locale to "all", which is the login screen, current user, new created user.

Go in regional settings and adjust if needed, then reboot with a USB drive on a distro of your choice,

1- go through the installation 2- update if needed

Now you should have the desired keyboard.

Except my layout (bepo) is not in any specific locale and was installed manually. So I don't think this would work