ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ dpkg -l kbd | cat
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
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ii kbd 1.15.5-1ubuntu5.16.04.0 amd64 Linux console font and keytable utilities
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4; echo $?
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -a -C /dev/tty4; echo $?
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -a -C /dev/tty4; echo $?
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4
The keyboard is in xlate (8-bit) mode
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty4; echo $?
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $?
The keyboard is in some unknown mode
Changing to the requested mode may make your keyboard unusable, please use -f to force the change.
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -f -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $?
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty0
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -s -C /dev/tty0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty0
The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $?
The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode
Changing to the requested mode may make your keyboard unusable, please use -f to force the change.
0
ubuntu@ubuntu-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996:~$
Verified 1.15.5- 1ubuntu5. 16.04.0 on Xenial:
ubuntu@ ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ dpkg -l kbd | cat Unknown/ Install/ Remove/ Purge/Hold Not/Inst/ Conf-files/ Unpacked/ halF-conf/ Half-inst/ trig-aWait/ Trig-pend /Reinst- required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ======= ====-== ======= ======= ======= -====== ======- ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====== 1ubuntu5. 16.04.0 amd64 Linux console font and keytable utilities ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -a -C /dev/tty4; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -a -C /dev/tty4; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4 ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty4; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty4 ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -f -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty0 ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -s -C /dev/tty0 ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -C /dev/tty0 ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$ sudo kbd_mode -u -C /dev/tty0; echo $? ubuntu- Standard- PC-i440FX- PIIX-1996: ~$
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
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ii kbd 1.15.5-
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
0
ubuntu@
0
ubuntu@
0
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in xlate (8-bit) mode
ubuntu@
0
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in some unknown mode
Changing to the requested mode may make your keyboard unusable, please use -f to force the change.
0
ubuntu@
0
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in Unicode (UTF-8) mode
ubuntu@
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode
ubuntu@
The keyboard is in raw (scancode) mode
Changing to the requested mode may make your keyboard unusable, please use -f to force the change.
0
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