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Keyboard layout per device on Linux
I’ve been doing some pair programming where there are two sets of keyboards and mice connected to one computer. I prefer using a different keyboard layout than what my coworkers use. Fortunately, there is way to set a separate layout for each keyboard on Linux.
For this setup you needxinput andsetxkbmap commands. First, list all your input devices using commandxinput -list. You should get a list that looks something like this:
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]⎜ ↳ ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad id=12 [slave pointer (2)]⎜ ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=14 [slave pointer (2)]⎜ ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=15 [slave pointer (2)]⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ USB2.0 0.3M UVC WebCam id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Asus Laptop extra buttons id=10 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ ACPI Virtual Keyboard Device id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]Next, look for the keyboard that you wish to change the layout for. In my example, I only have one keyboard device listed: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard. The list also tells us the ID the device is assigned to, which is 11 in my case. You need to pass the ID to the commandsetxkbmap using option-device. For example, if I wanted to switch my keyboard layout to a finnish layout, the command would be:
setxkbmap -device 11 usTop comments(0)
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