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Installation

Linux

To install all the files, run:

# cp -r usr/ /

X11

Copy usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/mle into /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols and restart X. To select the layout, use setxkbmap -layout mle -variant layman (or -variant dvorak if you prefer).

If you use ibus to manage input methods, additionally copy usr/share/ibus/component/simple.mle.xml into /usr/share/ibus/component and restart ibus.

Virtual console

Copy the desired keymap from usr/share/kbd/keymaps into /usr/share/kbd/keymaps and run sudo loadkeys layman-mle (or dvorak-mle if you prefer).

To make this change persistent, add the following line to /etc/vconsole.conf:

KEYMAP=layman-mle

macOS

Copy Library/Keyboard Layouts/mle_Layman.keylayout into /Library/Keyboard Layouts (for global installation) or ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts (to install just for the current user)