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[3f8be484] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> |
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| 6 | ]> |
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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-scripts-console"> |
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="console.html"?> |
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| 10 | <title>Configuring the Linux Console</title> |
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| 11 | |
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| 12 | <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console"> |
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| 13 | <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary> |
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| 14 | <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> |
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[46945af] | 16 | <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>i18n</command> |
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[3f8be484] | 17 | bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII |
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| 18 | characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be |
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| 19 | used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the |
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| 20 | configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do |
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| 21 | nothing.</para> |
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| 22 | |
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[46945af] | 23 | <para>The <command>i18n</command> script reads the |
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| 24 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file for configuration |
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[3f8be484] | 25 | information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various |
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| 26 | language-specific HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink |
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| 27 | url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made |
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[46945af] | 28 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file with known settings for |
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[fb40919] | 29 | several countries was installed with the CLFS-Bootscripts package, so the |
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[3f8be484] | 30 | relevant section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still |
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[46945af] | 31 | in doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename> |
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| 32 | for valid screen fonts and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/keymaps</filename> |
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| 33 | for valid keymaps.</para> |
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| 34 | |
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| 35 | <para>The default <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> is set up for UTF-8 |
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| 36 | using the us keymap. You will need to edit the file to your specific needs. |
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| 37 | The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> has additional information it to |
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| 38 | help you to assist in configuring.</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 39 | |
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| 40 | </sect1> |
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