Install Kbd by running the following commands:
./configure --datadir=/usr/share/kbd &&
make &&
make install &&
rm /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/defkeymap.map.gz
Now we have to choose a default keymap. Explore the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps directory, and find the keymap that you would like to use as a default. Then execute this command:
cd /usr/share/kbd/keymaps &&
ln -s <path-to-keymap> defkeymap.map.gz
Replace <path-to-keymap> with the path to the keymap you have selected, relative to the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ directory. For example, if you have chosen the US keymap, you would replace it with i386/qwerty/us.map.gz.
--datadir=/usr/share/kbd: This puts the kbd data files (fonts, keymaps, and such) in the /usr/share/kbd directory, as the FHS suggests.
rm /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/defkeymap.map.gz: We remove this file because we don't know which keymap you need to use.
ln -s <path-to-keymap> defkeymap.map.gz With this command you set the default keymap that can be loaded using the loadkeys -d command.
The Kbd package contains the chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes, kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn, psfxtable, resizecons, screendump, setfont, setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showfont, showkey, unicode_start, and unicode_stop programs. There are some other programs that don't get installed by default, as they are very optional. Take a look at the Kbd package contents if you have trouble with your console.
chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.
deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.
dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.
fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.
getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.
kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.
kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.
loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.
loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.
mapscrn loads a user defined output character mapping table into the console driver. Note that it is obsolete and that its features are built into setfont.
psfxtable is a tool for handling Unicode character tables for console fonts.
resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.
A screen shot utility for the console.
This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.
setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries.
setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can achieve this.
setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.
This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver (not toasters, only a blank screen).
showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font information, font properties, character metrics, and character bitmaps.
showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard.
unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.
unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from unicode mode.