Intro

Reminder article for as I’m constantly forgetting the keyboard layout in my Linux distribution.
This started mostly after I have decided to use a 65% keyboard which misses a lot of keys from a traditional 100%.

Still it has other advantages less space used and linear switches which allow faster input. Being a US traditional Layout there are some portuguese characters missing and having a 65% keyboard doesn’t help either. Nevertheless after some weeks of adjustment improvements are noticed.

The best layout to choose in Linux would be English (intl, with AltGr dead keys) for this setup.

I still think that the english layout is the best option to follow. In regards to size a 85% seems a better options specially if you need to deal with spreadsheets.

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_key