keychron K2 V2 linux

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How to enable Keychron K2 keyboard functionalities under Linux

Below are the steps to enable Keychron K2 keyboard functions (fn f1-f12 and multimedia keys) on linux (Manjaro Arch linux in my case)

Step 1

Open terminal and run command below to create the keychron service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/keychron.service

Step 2

Paste the following into the file:

[Unit]
Description=The command to make the Keychron K2 work

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "echo 0 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Press ctrl+s and then ctrl+x to save and exit

Step 3

On terminal, run this commands:

systemctl enable keychron && systemctl start keychron

Use the keyboard on Windows mode. That`s it! On reboot this command always will be executed

keychron.service

[Unit]
Description=The command to make the Keychron K2 work

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "echo 0 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target