Linux workstation

Upstream software project

kbd

Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)

About kbd

Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)

This project links 7 native package records across 3 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 3 package records; Fedora 44: 3 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.kbd: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsFedora 433 recordsFedora 443 records
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Project identity

Project
kbd
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
7
Operating systems
debian-12, fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The kbd package contains tools for managing a Linux system's console's behavior, including the keyboard, the screen fonts, the virtual terminals and font files.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. kbd

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source kbd

    2.5.1-1+b1

    Linux console font and keytable utilities

    amd64arm64bookworm

Fedora 43

  1. kbd

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.8.0-3.fc43

    Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)

    aarch64x86_6443
  2. kbd-legacy

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.8.0-3.fc43

    Legacy data for kbd package

    noarch43
  3. kbd-misc

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.8.0-3.fc43

    Data for kbd package

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. kbd

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.9.0-4.fc44

    Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)

    aarch64x86_6444
  2. kbd-legacy

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.9.0-4.fc44

    Legacy data for kbd package

    noarch44
  3. kbd-misc

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source kbd

    2.9.0-4.fc44

    Data for kbd package

    noarch44

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Mapping provenance

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