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No pipe sign in virtual machine using VirtualBox image and UK keyboard

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For some bizarre reason, the key next to the left shift does not produce either | or \ as expected but < or > instead.

 

Any idea?

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Champion

try changing the keyboard layout in your virtualbox . it might work. and let me know if that works 

 

 

 

refer the screen. Ugtzh.png

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Champion

try changing the keyboard layout in your virtualbox . it might work. and let me know if that works 

 

 

 

refer the screen. Ugtzh.png

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How do you do that?

 

In VirtualBox Preferences, I can change shortcuts but I can't see an option for the keyboard layout as a whole...

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Cool, I think I found the answer...

 

The keyboard layout was a "client" problem rather than VirtualBox itself so I just had to switch from US to UK keyboard at the Linux side.

 

 

Thanks for your help

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Champion

saw that you found the answer but werent you able to see the screenshot that i attached ? 

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No, I did not realise it was a screenshot...

 

It just shows as a "weird" triangle icon

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This is what I see (if you can see that...)

 

WhatISee.jpg

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Community Manager

I fixed the image issue in this thread. For clarification, we have a moderation filter for images to help avoid spam posts on the community. The images were waiting for me to approve them but I need to look into your account @csguna. I thought we had removed that filter on Community Champion posts. Sorry about the delay. 


Cy Jervis, Manager, Community Program
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Thanks

 

It's a lot clearer now! 🙂