Creating and Compiling Custom Keymaps for Linux 
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 
Step 1: Retrieve keymap sources ........................................................................................................... 2 
Step 2: Modify keymap and symbols ..................................................................................................... 2 
Step 3: Compile keymap ...................................................................................................................... 3 
Step 4: Install the new keymap .............................................................................................................. 4 
More knowledge ................................................................................................................................. 4 
Declare symbol using unicode ........................................................................................................ 4 
Get key name by keycode ............................................................................................................. 5 
Combining keymaps ..................................................................................................................... 5 
Extra keys using Alt+Gr ................................................................................................................. 6 
Old and new code ....................................................................................................................... 6 
For more information ............................................................................................................................ 7