sed -i 's/XKBLAYOUT="us"/XKBLAYOUT="de"/' /etc/default/keyboard setupcon --force
The first line makes the necessary changes in the file that is responsible for the global keyboard layout. The second line applies the change to the current console.
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Set default application in Linux on the command line
Set the default application for Java files to Kate and use Evince for pdfs:
echo "text/x-java=kde4-kate.desktop;" >> /usr/share/xfce4/applications/defaults.list echo "application/pdf=evince.desktop;" >> /usr/share/xfce4/applications/defaults.list
Configure Windows 2008 R2 to sync with a NTP Server
Can be setup on command using built-in commands:
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:<srv_fqdn> /reliable:yes /update w32tm /resync