HP Xw5000 Linux-based workstations xw5000 - xw8000 - getting started guide - Page 29

setting the keyboard language, keyboard languages: U.S., U.K., French, German, and Spanish.

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Linux system setup and recovery This step creates a symbolic link from /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/. Selecting the "Set time on Save" option causes setparms to set and save the system clock and the hardware clock with the time and date specified in the Time and Date fields. If you do not select that option, they will remain set to their current value. setting the keyboard language The Keyboarding Mapping functionality currently supports five keyboard languages: U.S., U.K., French, German, and Spanish. U.S. is the default. As soon as you click Set Now in this window, the keyboard language is set and the keyboard is re- mapped, but only for the time you are in setparms. The change is saved only if you click the Save button when you leave setparms, otherwise the change is discarded (that is, the previous keyboard mapping is kept). This step modifies the files: ■ /etc/sysconfig/keyboard ■ /etc/sysconfig/i18n getting started guide 2-9

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getting started guide
2–9
Linux system setup and recovery
This step creates a symbolic link from
/etc/localtime
to
/usr/share/zoneinfo/<timezone>.
Selecting the “Set time on Save” option causes
setparms
to set and
save the system clock and the hardware clock with the time and date
specified in the Time and Date fields. If you do not select that option,
they will remain set to their current value.
setting the keyboard language
The Keyboarding Mapping functionality currently supports five
keyboard languages: U.S., U.K., French, German, and Spanish.
U.S. is the default.
As soon as you click Set Now in this window, the keyboard language
is set and the keyboard is re- mapped, but only for the time you are in
setparms.
The change is saved only if you click the Save button
when you leave
setparms,
otherwise the change is discarded (that
is, the previous keyboard mapping is kept).
This step modifies the files:
■
/etc/sysconfig/keyboard
■
/etc/sysconfig/i18n