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kbd

kbd is the open-source set of Linux console tools for keymaps, console fonts and virtual terminals (loadkeys, setfont, dumpkeys and others). It is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. All files in the kbd package may be freely copied under the GNU GPL version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version, except possibly for restrictions mentioned in the consolefonts directory.[1]

  2. The kbd distribution contains no binaries; the sources depend on the kernel version and must be compiled by the user.[2]

  3. Stable releases are published on kernel.org and GitHub.[3]

  4. The project README states that kbd is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or any later version.[4]

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References

  1. KBD – Linux keyboard tools. · kbd-project.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. KBD – Linux keyboard tools. · kbd-project.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. KBD – Linux keyboard tools. · kbd-project.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. kbd/README.md at master · legionus/kbd · GitHub · github.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
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