setxkbmap

Set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension. More information: https://manned.org/setxkbmap.

• Set the keyboard in French AZERTY:

setxkbmap fr

• Set multiple keyboard layouts, their variants and switching option:

setxkbmap -layout us,de -variant ,qwerty -option 'grp:alt_caps_toggle'

• Get help:

setxkbmap -help

• List all layouts:

localectl list-x11-keymap-layouts

• List variants for the layout:

localectl list-x11-keymap-variants de

• List available switching options:

localectl list-x11-keymap-options | grep grp: