# Virtual Console keyboard mapping ==> VC keymap `localectl status` * list current console (VC) and xorg (X11) keymap `localectl list-keymaps | grep de` * List available console keyboard mappings and filter German ones, e.g. "de-latin1-nodeadkeys" `/etc/vconsole.conf` * persistent console keymap Archwiki: [Installation_guide#Localization](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide#Localization)