A linux keyboard for typing pāli and sanskrit diactrics ( i.e ā ī ū ē ō ñ ṭ ḍ ṇ ḷ ḥ ś ṣ ṛ ṝ ṃ ŋ ṁ √ ) .

1. Copy the file pi into /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols .
2. Navigate to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules .
3. Add the following lines of code above </layoutList> in evdev.xml and base.xml .

<layout>
      <configItem>
        <name>pi</name>
        <shortDescription>pli</shortDescription>
        <description>Pali</description>
        <languageList>
          <iso639Id>pi</iso639Id>
        </languageList>
      </configItem>
      <variantList/>
</layout>

4. Reboot .
5. Open system settings > keyboard > layouts .
6. Click ' ' to add a langauge .
7. Search Pali and add it .
8. Type pāli āṇḍ śāṇśkṛīṭ diactrics with shift key .