Re: [opensuse] Beginner: How do I change the keyboard layout?

Thank you for your advice
go ahead, poke your finger in the eye of potential helpers and see if
that gets you the help you seek?

You are right. I should be more patient and friendly, but ...

actually I am trying to "get friendly" with Linux for about 2 years
already, by now have used 5 different computers, numerous different HDDs
and tried at least 10 different "versions" (SUSE, Debian, Fedora etc.
etc.) and still cannot accomplish the
simplest things (like for example switching the keyboard layout or using
a floppy), not to speak of being able to "work" with a Linux based
computer. Which is after all the final purpose of my efforts. I am
desperately trying to get away from Microsoft, but Linux is definitely
not making this easy.
On this and other lists I have repeatedly been told, that if I am too
stupid to understand the least bit of computer technology, I should not
even think of going near Linux. Thanks for that advice.

My efforts so to get Linux running - still unsuccessful - have taken
already MUCH(!) more time and effort than ALL my Windows + Mac
installations, reinstallations, repairs etc. etc. made over the past 20
years together.

So, I am starting to get a little cranky and tired.
But you are right, I should not let that show.

for example, i had never heard of SCIM and *stopped* reading your
initial post when i ran across it..

About the "SCIM". Well, I did not invent it and I did not put it there.
YaST must have done that, when I requested to add Japanese as a second
language.


The next thing I will try is: start all over again. A clean new
installation of 11.2 to see, if this will change things.

Greetings from Japan
Thomas
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