---
name: "kbd-config"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "console-common"
version: "0.7.91"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kbd-config"
---

# kbd-config(8)

Configure the console keyboard

## NAME

kbd-config - Configure the console keyboard

## SYNOPSIS

```
kbd-config
```

## DESCRIPTION

**kbd-config** was a command present in Debian Potato and other Linux systems for configuring the keyboard. It is provided here for backwards  compatability.

**kbd-config** is a wrapper script around **dpkg-reconfigure console-data**.

## SEE ALSO

```
dpkg-reconfigure(8)
install-keymap(8)
```

## AUTHOR

Alastair McKinstry, mckinstry@computer.org