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<sect1 id="ch-scripts-console">
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<title>Configuring the Linux Console</title>
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<primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
<para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>i18n</command>
bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII
characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be
used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the
configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do
nothing.</para>
<para>The <command>i18n</command> script reads the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file for configuration
information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
language-specific HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink
url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file with known settings for
several countries was installed with the CLFS-Bootscripts package, so the
relevant section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still
in doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename>
for valid screen fonts and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/keymaps</filename>
for valid keymaps.</para>
<para>The default <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> is set up for UTF-8
using the us keymap. You will need to edit the file to your specific needs.
The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file has additional information
in it to help you to assist in configuring.</para>
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