keyboard config --------------- sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration http://askubuntu.com/questions/342066/how-to-permanently-configure-keyboard http://askubuntu.com/questions/155424/changing-tty-keyboard-layout-on-a-server https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard # # # locale config ------------- sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales ensure that wished language packs are installed: English: language-pack-en Estonian: language-pack-et Russian: language-pack-ru ... the *-base pack will be installed as dependency search: sudo apt-cache search language-pack | grep ... you need only CLI language pack for server (GNOME, KDE and touch are for GUI) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale http://askubuntu.com/questions/193251/how-to-set-all-locale-settings-in-ubuntu http://askubuntu.com/questions/162391/how-do-i-fix-my-locale-issue # # # font size ---------- sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup http://askubuntu.com/questions/173220/how-do-i-change-the-font-or-the-font-size-in-the-tty-console