Raspberry Pi: Fixing UK Keyboard Settings

Raspberry Pi: “Can’t open file to write”

Just got my first Raspberry Pi and was excited to get it booted up.  

First problem:  The keyboard is set to UK.
Solution: Edit the keyboard config file > etc\default\keyboard

Second problem: Can’t edit the keyboard file.
Solution: Start the GUI using the command line: sudo startx

Hope this helps!

Author: Rick Cable / AKA Cyber Abyss

A 16 year US Navy Veteran with 25+ years experience in various IT Roles in the US Navy, Startups and Healthcare. Founder of FinditClassifieds.com in 1997 to present and co-founder of Sports Card Collector Software startup, LK2 Software 1999-2002. For last 7 years working as a full-stack developer supporting multiple agile teams and products in a large healthcare organization. Part-time Cyber Researcher, Aspiring Hacker, Lock Picker and OSINT enthusiast.

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