Switch keyboard layouts in Linux Mint

Linux Mint is a free, open source operating system (OS) distribution based on Ubuntu and Debian for use on x-86 x-64 compatible machines. Sometimes the strangeness of using the system pushes users to change Linux Mint to others. For example, Microsoft.

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Mint is designed for ease of use and a ready-to-use interface, including desktop multimedia support. The operating system is easier to install than most Linux distributions. Mint includes the software needed for email and online functions, as well as support for multimedia content, whether online or from your own user files and physical media.

Unlike most Linux distributions, Mint includes its own third-party browser plugins, Java, media codecs, and other components to support commonly accepted standards. This support allows you to play DVD and BluRay, as well as Flash for streaming media.

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There are several different desktop versions of Mint, including Cinnamon, GNOME, XFCE and KDE, for better support of various hardware. The operating system is also provided in the alternative Linux Mint Debian Edition for those more familiar with Linux. This edition is considered less intuitive and user-friendly, but also faster and more responsive.

How to switch keyboard layout in system

When you first set up Linux Mint / Cinnamon, you will be prompted to select a keyboard layout during initial setup. If you need additional keyboard layouts, follow these steps:

Open the menu and click System Settings.
Click on the keyboard
Click on the "Layouts" tab and then on the plus sign in the lower left corner
Find and select the keyboard layout you want and click Add.

If you want to enable a keyboard shortcut to simply switch between keyboard layouts, click Options, expand the Switch to another layout section and select the desired key combination.

REFERENCE! When you are done, you can easily switch keyboards through the keyboard menu in the lower right corner of the screen (or via the key combination that you defined in the previous step).

How to set the default system layout

First you need to open Settings. Then go to Settings Manager. Open the "keyboard" and select "Layout" (tab at the top). After that, uncheck the “Use system default settings” checkbox, after which you should delete the current keyboard and add a new one. Check the box next to the caption “set this keyboard as default”.

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