> Source: [sk73420](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk73420)

# sk73420 - Changing keyboard layout in Gaia OS

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk73420 |
| Date Created | 2012-05-09 |
| Last Modified | 2025-02-17 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server, Cloud Firewall |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.10, R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R82, R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Solution

**Important note:**

**The following procedure requires performing a direct modification of the Gaia database. This modification should be done with caution.**

Directly modifying the database bypasses the standard safeguards provided by Gaia administrative tools. These safeguards prevent you from entering conflicting settings, or settings that are likely to degrade performance or damage your system. Editing the database incorrectly can have serious, unexpected consequences that can prevent the system from starting and require that you reinstall Gaia.

**Procedure:**

1. Connect to command line on the Gaia machine (over SSH, or console).   

2. Login to Expert mode.   

3. Type the following commands:

   ```
   
   [Expert@HostName]# dbset keyboard:mapping desired_keyboard_layout_name
     
   [Expert@HostName]# dbset :save
   
   [Expert@HostName]# /bin/kbd_map_xlate keyboard:mapping < /config/db/initial
   
   ```

4. Reboot.

The available keyboard layouts are listed in the table below (refer to the left column):

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| **Keyboard Layout Name** | **Language**             |
| be-latin1                | Belgian                  |
| bg                       | Bulgarian                |
| br-abnt2                 | Brazilian                |
| cf                       | Central African Republic |
| cz-lat2                  | Czechoslovakian          |
| de                       | German                   |
| dvorak                   | Dvor�k                   |
| dk                       | Danish                   |
| et                       | Estonian                 |
| fi                       | Finnish                  |
| fr                       | French                   |
| fr_CH                    | Swiss French             |
| sg                       | Swiss German             |
| hu                       | Hungarian                |
| is-latin1                | Icelandic                |
| it                       | Italian                  |
| jp106                    | Japanese                 |
| no                       | Norwegian                |
| pl                       | Polish                   |
| pt-latin1                | Portuguese               |
| ru                       | Russian                  |
| es                       | Spanish                  |
| se-latin1                | Swedish                  |
| trq                      | Turkish                  |
| uk                       | Great Britain            |
| us                       | US                       |

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