Use as separate language layout

Ubuntu Gnome:

• Activate additional input sources:

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.input-sources show-all-sources true

• Go to “Settings” -> “Keyboard” -> Add Input Source -> Search for “Bone” -> Click “German” followed by “German (Bone)”
• Insert the following section into /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml:

  <variant>
    <configItem>
      <name>
      </name>
      <description>German (Bone)</description>
    </configItem>
  </variant>

Temporary use on another persons’s computer

To temporarily activate the Bone-Layout on a machine, run:

setxkbmap de bone -option

The the default language will become active again after logout, or by changing back to a different layout, e.g. with:

setxkbmap de