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Well, I was deep reading into setxkbmap options and changing layouts posts, but I don't find what I need. The problems is the following:

I have a laptop running Fedora 23 Cinnamon Spin, the laptop use es_latam layout, but in the office I use an USB keyboard with es_ES layout. I have both layouts configured in the OS, but I have to change it manually.

The question is: Is there a way to detect what keyboard I'm using and set the keyboard automatically according to this ?

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How about a shortcut in tray ?

Keyboard layout Indicator
(source: fedoraproject.org)

Command line solution:

System-wide locale settings are stored in the /etc/locale.conf file, which is read at early boot by the system daemon

To show the current settings, use the status option:

localectl status

you might see a result like this

~]$ localectl status
   System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
       VC Keymap: us
      X11 Layout: n/a

  • list keymaps: localectl list-keymaps

  • change console keymap: localectl set-keymap jp106

  • change x11 keymap: localectl set-x11-keymap us

if you want to set British English as your default locale, first find the name of this locale by using list-locales. Then, as root, type the command in the following form

localectl set-locale LANG=en_GB.utf8
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  • The best approach i found was with the cinnamon keyboard options, where there is an option to change keyboard distribution with a key. I personally use the scroll lock button (because i don't use it to anything else). In the System Configuration -> Keyboard (Hardware Section) the tab "Layouts" have an "Options" buttons, and the "Change Layout" option is there. Sorry if i'm mistaken with the names, but my Fedora is in Spanish.
    – X3MBoy
    Commented Mar 8, 2016 at 12:47
  • Glad to see that your issue got resolved.
    – Raju
    Commented Mar 8, 2016 at 12:50

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