---
name: "arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "arctica-greeter"
version: "0.99.9.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout"
---

# arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout(1)

Tool to set the keyboard layout in Arctica Greeter

## NAME

arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout - Tool to set the keyboard layout in Arctica Greeter

## SYNOPSIS

**arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout**

## DESCRIPTION

**Arctica Greeter** is a LightDM greeter for the modern desktop. It is run by the LightDM daemon if configured in lightdm.conf.

**arctica-greeter-set-keyboard-layout** is a helper script for arctica-greeter to set the X11 keyboard layout in Arctica Greeter. It parses the settings in /etc/default/keyboard and applies them to the greeter's X11 session.

## SEE ALSO

**arctica-greeter**