1 A mini-HOWTO test the XKB config without modifying the system configuration.
2 (Only tested with XFree86 4.3+.)
4 First see what your configuration is. Note the model and layout.
7 Then unpack the sources locally ...
8 $ gzip -dc xkeyboard-config*.tar.gz | tar -tf -
9 ... and change to the delivered directory
10 $ cd xkeyboard-config-<version>
12 Then try to load the current keyboard using the local rules
13 $ setxkbmap -v 10 -I$PWD -rules base
15 Now try to set different keyboards using the -model and -layout.
16 $ setxkbmap -v 10 -I$PWD -rules base -model pc102 -layout intl
17 Look in the file rules/base for other example models and layouts
19 If there was a problem, you can reset the keyboard like so:
20 $ setxkbmap -rules xfree86 -model <noted model> -layout <noted layout>
22 If that doesn't work, you may have to log out and log back in.