Instead I use the more modern (i.e. 1930's) Dvorak layout. :-)
This web page gave me info on how to configure this layout (and perhaps other layouts too).
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/6839/set-keyboard-layout-to-my-language
I did this.
Save a copy of the file, just in case.
sudo cp /etc/default/keyboard /etc/default/keyboard.save
Edit the file
vi /etc/default/keyboard
# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
XKBMODEL="pc105"
#XKBLAYOUT="gb"
XKBLAYOUT="dvorak"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS=""
BACKSPACE="guess"
I then had to reboot the RPi
sudo reboot
The bootup was slow when mapping the keyboard.
I found this advice
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/236/simple-keyboard-configuration
If after remapping your keyboard you get a long delay in boot up during the keyboard mapping phase type the following (once) on the command line:
sudo setupcon
Have to exit x-windows otherwise you get this message
"We are not on the console, the console is left unconfigured"
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This is a menu driven method of doing the same:
http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/236/simple-keyboard-configuration
Use the command:
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
to reconfigure your keyboard. Then either reboot or
(Note that I chose English UK Dvorak with punctuation or keyboard type).
$ invoke-rc.d keyboard-setup start
to reload the keymap
Have to exit x-windows otherwise you get this message
[....] Setting preliminary keymap...We are not on the console, the console is left unconfigured.
done.
so left xwindows and then reloaded the keymap.