sorry, just noticed #20 above
querying key map looks ok - but it isn't working
john@sony:~$ setxkbmap -query rules: evdev model: pc105 layout: gb
setting it to gb - which is claims to be already fixes it (for this session at least)
john@sony:~$ setxkbmap gb
now I have the uk layout
sorry, just noticed #20 above
querying key map looks ok - but it isn't working
john@sony:~$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc105
layout: gb
setting it to gb - which is claims to be already fixes it (for this session at least)
john@sony:~$ setxkbmap gb
now I have the uk layout