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Figure 3 8. Keyboard Configuration

Tip

To change your keyboard layout type after you have completed the installation, use the Keyboard

Configuration Tool.

Type the redhat config keyboard command in a shell prompt to launch the Keyboard Configura 

tion Tool. If you are not root, it will prompt you for the root password to continue.

3.14. Mouse Configuration

Choose the correct mouse type for your system. If you cannot find an exact match, choose a mouse

type that you are sure is compatible with your system (see Figure 3 9).

To determine your mouse's interface, follow the mouse cable back to where it plugs into your system

and use the following diagrams. If you are installing Red Hat Linux on a laptop computer, in most

cases the pointing device will be PS/2 compatible.

If your mouse is a serial mouse, the port will look similar to

.

If your mouse is a PS/2 mouse, the port will look similar to

.

If your mouse is a USB mouse, the port will look similar to

.

If your mouse is a AT (Advanced Technology) mouse, the port will look similar to

.

If you cannot find a mouse that you are sure is compatible with your system, select one of the Generic

entries, based on your mouse's number of buttons, and its interface.