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4 <title>Do I need the loadkeys script?</title>
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7 <para>If you decided to compile your keymap file directly into the kernel back
8 at the end of <xref linkend="chapter06"/>, then you strictly speaking don't
9 need to run this loadkeys script, since the kernel has already set up the
10 keymap for you. You can still run it if you want, it isn't going to hurt you.
11 It could even be beneficial to keep it in case you run a lot of different
12 kernels and don't remember or want to compile the keymap into every kernel you
13 lay your hands on.</para>
15 <para>If you decided you don't need to, or don't want to use the loadkeys
17 <filename class="symlink">/etc/rc.d/rcsysinit.d/S70loadkeys</filename>