From 25c2c4e9c1b98039d6ccf9a11f5950b200d0fd75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scbj <scbj@zhaw.ch>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 12:43:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added a file to document linux configuration topics

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 linux.md       |  2 ++
 linux/setup.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 linux/setup.md

diff --git a/linux.md b/linux.md
index 6f2e7ec..dee1805 100644
--- a/linux.md
+++ b/linux.md
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 This document collects knowledge, tips and tricks on all things Linux, that don't get their own document.
 
+- [Setup and Configuration](linux/setup.md)
 - [Linux commands](linux/commands.md)
+- [Permissions](linux/permissions.md)
 - [Terminal](linux/terminal.md)
diff --git a/linux/setup.md b/linux/setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b5f6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Setup and Configuration
+
+
+## Locales and Keyboard Layouts
+
+Use `localectl` to display and configure locales and keyboard layout:
+
+```sh
+# show current locales
+localectl status
+```
+
+
+### configure layout 'US intl. with deadkeys'
+To configure `US intl. with deadkeys`, set the following values:
+```sh
+ X11 Layout: us
+  X11 Model: default
+X11 Variant: intl
+```