I use xvkbd that can be downloaded via http://member.nifty.ne.jp/tsato/xvkbd/#download Just unpack the tarball and change in the programs directory: tar -xzf xvkbd-2.5a.tar.gz cd xvkbd-2.5a/ To install the program run: xmkmf make install make install.man To customize the keyboard to your liking refer to the included README file.