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@@ -13,5 +13,25 @@ Install Kbd by running the following commands:
</literallayout></blockquote>
+<para>
+Now we have to choose a default keymap. Explore the
+/usr/share/kbd/keymaps directory, and find the keymap that you would like to use
+as a default. Then execute this command:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+
+ <userinput>cd /usr/share/kbd/keymaps &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+ <userinput>ln -s &lt;path-to-keymap&gt; defkeymap.map.gz</userinput>
+
+</blockquote></literallayout>
+
+<para>
+Replace <userinput>&lt;path-to-keymap&gt;</userinput> with the path to the
+keymap you have selected, relative to the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ directory. For
+example, if you have chosen the US keymap, you would replace it with
+i386/qwerty/us.map.gz.
+</para>
+
</sect2>