The alt+keypad gives access to the extended (
ansi) characters.
Linux doesn't use them. Instead, we use
unicode, which supports a much wider range of characters.
This article, though out of date (linux has unparalleled international language support), has a neat section on entering extended (latin) characters:
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You can enter extended Latin characters from the keyboard in three ways: deadkeys, the Compose and AltGr key, and the Multi_key -- all of which we'll explain in a moment. Which you have, and how functional each one is, depends on the hardware and software details of your system.
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... sound like you?
