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fl3x7
fl3x7

Reputation: 3803

Unrecognised character on Ubuntu server command line

Im pretty new to Linux in general. Ive just been following this tutorial(http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/how-to-setup-a-dedicated-web-server-for-free/) to set up a web server.

I was doing fine until I had to set up the web user permissions. The command I am trying to run is pretty simple

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www

However my issue is whenever I type the :(colon) I always see a grey square on the command line as if to say the character im typing is not being recognised. This seems to happen with a lot of the special characters/ symbols eg @, {, }, ; etc etc

I think it might be my keyboard layout setup? Not sure though. If it is does anyone know how I can fix this.

The OS im experimenting with is ubuntu server 10.10

--->EDIT

I think it is my keyboard layout. When I press the shift and > key it seems to insert the :(colon) character just fine. Does anyone know how to change this to UK keyboard.

Appreciate the help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2261

Answers (2)

Robiul Hossen
Robiul Hossen

Reputation: 11

It's very annoying in sever interface dealing with invalid Character. Who have not yet configured their keyboard problem try this. Use the layout of your residing country. Suppose English for AMERICAN,AUSTRALIAN. Hope this will work

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Upvotes: 1

delimited
delimited

Reputation: 263

On the System Menu, select Keyboard to open the Keyboard Preferences. Click the Layouts tab to view the current layout and then either Add or select a different layout.

There's a useful 'Type to test settings' box at the bottom of the screen.

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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