[SOLVED] re using VI - keyboard issues

[visitek]

I have just install Ubuntu and wish to edit a file

My issue is that when I press the "Insert" button it makes the letters toggle between upper case and lower case - I am presuming that when I installed Ubuntu that I selected the wrong keyboard.

I am used to editing files by pressing the "insert" button to change edit modes and it is not working (as usual) and impossible to edit properly. (eg I cannot delete the end of line character so that I can join lines togeather)

How do I select the right keyboard layout so that vim works properly in Ubuntu ?

[I am using only command line, x windows is not installed]

Thanks

[devils casper]

Have you tried vi instead of vim or vice verse?

To set UK keyboard layout, execute this

sudo xmodmap /usr/share/xmodmap/xmodmap.uk

Check /user/share/xmodmap folder for other layout files.

Or try one of these

sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

setxkbmap us

Replace us with country code you want to use.

[visitek]

I did not realise that vi and vim were different. vim works the way vi does in my debian install

Amazingly that worked - I have asked 2 questions in the last day and received correct fixes in a very short space of time.

Thanks everyone.

[devils casper]

Glad to help you !