%general-entities; ]> console configuring This section discusses how to configure the vconsole.conf file 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 most likely a U.S. one. The defaults in the file will probably be suitable for you. The vconsole.conf file is read by the init system and applied on startup. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific HOWTO's can also help with this (see . Look in /usr/share/consolefonts for valid screen fonts and /usr/share/keymaps for valid keymaps. The default /etc/vconsole.conf is set up for a us keymap. You will need to edit the file to your specific needs. The vconsole.conf man page has some information about additional configuration options you may need or want. cat > /etc/vconsole.conf << "EOF" # Begin /etc/vconsole.conf KEYMAP=us FONT=drdos8x16 # End /etc/vconsole.conf EOF