I am currently running ubuntu on a chromebook and every time I type a \ it automatically changes to a <. Is there any way to stop this?
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1It doesn't "change" it, it is merely using a keyboard mapping which isn't the one for your keyboard. There is likely a way to switch keyboard layouts in the user settings, usually near language/country settings. You'll likely find some variants of your current layout.– xenoidOct 11, 2017 at 6:34
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1@xenoid Thank you, I found the problem was I was using an American keyboard setting instead of a UK keyboard.– T. GreenOct 11, 2017 at 6:40
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The problem was my settings said I was using an American keyboard but I am using an English keyboard in real life so I needed to change the keyboard settings.
In order to do this go into:
- system settings
- keyboard
- text entry
- keyboard
then choose the plus button in the bottom left corner to add a keyboard and the minus sign to remove a keyboard. These instructions are for Gnome in Ubuntu 16.04 but might be similar for other desktop environments and versions.