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I'm using Linux Mint 12.

During install, I accidentally selected English (UK) instead of English (US) for my keyboard layout. I can change the keyboard layout in the settings, but I have to do it everytime I logon. I'd like to make it the default. Does anyone know where the configuration file for the keyboard layout is? I tried

~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/%gconf.xml

but it doesn't have it. I've also tried looking in /etc, in both gnome, kbd, and gconf, with not luck. Also had a look at inputrc file. No keymap options there. Then I had a look in /usr/share, at gnome-control-center, gnome, it might be there, but I can't find any configurations that pertain to keyboard layouts.

I know that the keyboard layout is still in English (UK) whenever I logon, because my password is wrong. It took me sometime to figure out where the correct keys were, I almost re-installed. I want the keymap to be US before I logon.

Similiar to this question: http://superuser.com/a/47945/89743. However, I don't have an /etc/rc.conf file.

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You can re-configure the system level keyboard layout using:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

from a terminal sesssion.

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Thanks! You're a champ! By the way, when tweaking most applications, will dpkg-reconfigure work? Is the "preferences" menu entry for most applications simply a frontend for dpkg-reconfigure? – Samuel Tan Jan 11 at 2:13
@SamuelTan When you install packages, you are often presented with a bit of configuration you need to do to set up the package. dpkg-reconfigure lets you re-run that config. This is system level, whereas the preference menu in an app is almost always user specific - an ordinary user cannot change system level configuration. – Paul Jan 11 at 2:56
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