Switch keyboard layout in Linux Mint

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

Linux Mint

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

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

REFERENCE! Although the operating system includes a firewall, Mint claims that it does not need protection from malware. Mint is compatible with the Ubuntu installer, which provides access to 30,000 existing free open source programs.

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

How to switch the keyboard layout in the system

The first time you configure Linux Mint / Cinnamon, you will be prompted to select a keyboard layout during the initial setup. If you need additional keyboard layouts, follow these steps:

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

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

REFERENCE! When you're done, you can easily switch keyboards through the keyboard menu in the lower right corner of the screen (or through the keyboard shortcut 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 “Use system default settings”, after which you should remove the current keyboard and add a new one. Check the box next to "set this keyboard as default."

Language support includes translations, as well as packages related to spell checking, synonyms, hyphenation dictionaries and dictionaries that expand your capabilities in software applications such as LibreOffice.

• Launch menu ‣ Settings ‣ Languages.
• Click Install / Uninstall Language

If next to your locale you see a shortcut with a message stating that some language packs are missing, select your locale and click Install Language Packs.