provide support for non-us keyboard in vnc server

[Paul Libert]

Hello,

Bug Type : Whishlist

Ubuntu Version :
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

System Type :
Linux 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Package version :
     0.4.0-2ubuntu8 0

QEMU support having non-us keyboard with the VNC server associated to a virtual machine by using the option "--keymap=..."

This is supported in the Intrepid version of libvirt package.
The intrepid package build without problem on hardy.

It would be interesting to upgrade the hardy package (0.4.2-5ubuntu2) so that non-us keyboard user will have easier to build and run virtual machines.

Best regards

[Soren Hansen (soren)]

If you use any of the vnc clients that use gtk-vnc (vinagre, virt-viewer, virt-manager, possibly others), you're using the ExtKeyEvent VNC extenstion, which removes the need for this.

If you're having actual problems, please describe them.

[Paul Libert (plibert)]

Hello,

If I'm not mistaken, none of these clients are working on Windows.

Working in a mixed environment, the host is a headless linux server and the VNC access to the guest graphical interface is done through VNC from a Windows machine.

If you know of a Windows VNC client supporting this functionality, I will be glad to hear it.

Regards

[Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe)]

Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find out what additional work should be done on this bug.

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

As mentioned, this is fixed in Ubuntu 8.10. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is no longer open for development. If you would like for this feature to be added to 8.04 LTS, please submit a patch following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates and open a task for Hardy in this bug.