Linux Keyboard Layout/Diagram

[Guest]

Hi, I'm planning on making custom keycaps for a keyboard I'm saving up for and I was wondering what the keyboard for Linux keyboards look like? I tried Google and got some pretty weird results, so I take it from this it might just be different for each OS that is available from the Linux foundation? This seems hard to believe though from my point of view, so just in case is there like a main picture of a Linux keyboard or something I could use for reference please? 

[paprikman]

Hi, I'm planning on making custom keycaps for a keyboard I'm saving up for and I was wondering what the keyboard for Linux keyboards look like? I tried Google and got some pretty weird results, so I take it from this it might just be different for each OS that is available from the Linux foundation? This seems hard to believe though from my point of view, so just in case is there like a main picture of a Linux keyboard or something I could use for reference please? 

I'm not sure what're u talking about, but u don't need special keyboard to use linux systems.

[Guest]

I'm not sure what're u talking about, but u don't need special keyboard to use linux systems.

Right, but for their operating system usually like a windows key will bring up the start menu or something so those are the types of differences I'm talking about 

[ShadowCaptain]

 might just be different for each OS that is available from the Linux foundation

 

Linus is an open source OS and there are millions of distributions each with different key combinations, different types of menus etc

[paprikman]

Right, but for their operating system usually like a windows key will bring up the start menu or something so those are the types of differences I'm talking about 

The win key in linux is used as cmd key in OSx, also u can setup any key combinations by yourself.

[tyrz_939]

Linus is an open source OS

 

Lol...

 

Just print the logo of the distro you'll use on it? Or a Penguin... Or if you think you're extra cool, the GNU logo!

[MG2R]

There is no "Linux keyboard layout". Linux comes in many different flavors and with many different window managers which all have very different key bindings and shortcuts. In the terminal you simply have no use for the super key (or windows flag key thing if you wan to call it that) whatsoever.

 

What you see happening often is that people who run solely Linux swap out the super key caps with caps that have an imprint of tux on them, like so:

 

 

PS: if you want to learn more about Linux, click the link in my signature

[Guest]

The win key in linux is used as cmd key in OSx, also u can setup any key combinations by yourself.

I don't understand the first part of what you said, I think you had a typo or something

[Dabombinable]

I swear "Panic" is sooo much better than "escape".

[Neil]

Historically, the key you're referring to is known as the "Super" key.