Hello!
I'm trying to set up my keyboard layout on Bionicpup64. I use a layout with special keys that are remapped, for example, space is mapped to the key_s, space key is Ralt, Caps is Y, etc. I can do this on Manjaro with a combination of an entry in udev and modification of US symbols in xkb. Will udev function like this without systemd?
Is it possible to achieve this using xkb alone? Thank you!

Although I do not know Puppy, this text from wikipedia clearly puts it that udev is a part of systemd nowadays:
There is a fork of udev (called eudev) that is being used by systemd-less distributions, though. But I cannot help you further as I'm strictly a Slackware user nowadays (since my retirement).

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@ stellanrandom:-

Forget udev. In Puppy, xmodmap is the way to go.

I've run Puppy, for several years, on an elderly Compaq Presario desktop tower, and an even older Dell Inspiron laptop. You know all about the connection between 'geeks' and coffee, don'tcha? Coupla years ago, I spilt the remains of a mug of coffee over the right-hand side of the Dell's keyboard. Impossible to strip-down & clean, these are still available, but vendors are asking ridiculous amounts of cash for them. Before I decided to run a cheapo wireless keyboard instead, I made up a number of small scripts, using 'xmodmap', to re-map the most needed keys.....including, as fate would have it, the 'Enter', '=', '#' and 'Backspace' keys.

Some have since recovered, but not all.

You can find a list of the 'key-syms' recognised by xmodmap, here:-

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...sed_by_Xmodmap

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As an example, I used 'Right_Shift' to replace the 'Return/Enter' key. I never use it, and it sits immediately under the 'Return' key, so not too unintuitive. The wee script I made up is as follows:-

xmodmap -e - tells xmodmap to execute the immediately following string.

The string itself must be enclosed by double-quotation marks - (") rather than the single variety (')

Syntax:- "keysym[space]replacement key[space]=[space]key being replaced"

You can either use the key names, or the equivalent key-code. I found the key name to be easier to use.

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Since the xmodmap script is not persistent, i.e., lasts for the duration of the session only, you need to reload the script each time you boot into Puppy. Give each key's wee script a descriptive name, along with the '.sh' suffix, then place each script into /root/Startup. Anything placed in this directory is executed at boot-time.

Make sure the script is marked as 'executable'. Simplest way; right-click->Properties->tick all 3 of the 'Exec' boxes->Refresh (down the bottom)->OK/Exit.

You can make up as many of these scripts as you need; one for each key. In fact, although I never did this, you could probably include all that you need in a single, common script. In my case, it could have looked like this:-

These would have then all been executed by a single script.

Xmodmap is built-in to Puppies. Give it a try; it should, I feel, do what you want.


Mike.

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Thanks for the responses! I'll get to work. :-)

I have a few kinks to work out but this is the right direction thanks.