Type German on English Keyboard (Ubuntu/Debian/Linux)

Having an UK keyboard but wanting to write in German demands a solution. This one is a modified /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/gb

Setup

• git clone https://github.com/JohannesRitz/ukDeKeyboardLayout.git
• sudo cp ukDeKeyboardLayout/gb /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/gb
• Settings > Langugage > select British English keyboard layout
• reboot

Usage

| Type                     | Get |
|`<alt gr> + <a>`          | ä |
|`<alt gr> + <shift> + <a>`| Ä |
|`<alt gr> + <o>`          | ö |
|`<alt gr> + <shift> + <o>`| Ö |
|`<alt gr> + <u>`          | ü |
|`<alt gr> + <shift> + <u>`| Ü |
|`<alt gr> + <s>`          | ß |
|`<alt gr> + <shift> + <s>`| ẞ |

See also

Using xmodmap instead.