Overriding an Xorg keyboard layout | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

106.1Standard

Place an InputClass fragment under /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d and set a keyboard layout to jp.

Which option line is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on display roles

Separate X clients, servers, display managers, and configuration scope before comparing the choices.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions of X11 roles, display addressing, and desktop configuration.

InputClass: An Xorg configuration section that applies options to matching input devices.
XkbLayout: The XKB option that selects a keyboard layout such as us or jp.
XkbModel: The XKB option that identifies a physical keyboard model such as pc105.
Match condition: A predicate that limits an input configuration fragment to selected devices.

Detailed explanation

IncorrectOption "DisplayLayout" "jp"

Incorrect. DisplayLayout is not the XKB layout option.

IncorrectOption "XkbModel" "jp"

Incorrect. XkbModel selects a keyboard model, not the layout name.

CorrectOption "XkbLayout" "jp"

Correct. XkbLayout jp selects the Japanese XKB layout.

IncorrectOption "Keyboard" "layout=jp"

Incorrect. Keyboard layout=jp is not the standard InputClass option syntax.

Try it yourself

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

file=$(mktemp); printf '%s\n' 'Section "InputClass"' '  MatchIsKeyboard "on"' '  Option "XkbLayout" "jp"' 'EndSection' > "$file"; grep -F 'Option "XkbLayout" "jp"' "$file"; rm -f -- "$file"

Expected result

Option "XkbLayout" "jp"

Key points

InputClass configures input
XkbLayout selects layout
Match conditions narrow scope

Notes

Environment: 一時設定断片の文字列確認 / Xorg再起動なし
Command output formatting can vary slightly by distribution or tool version.
Run the example in a temporary directory or process when possible.

Foundation review

Read the scope first

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Verify the observable result

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-106-646

Environment一時設定断片の文字列確認 / Xorg再起動なし

Last technical review2026-08-13

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