diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
index 9aec57fb6d5a..7e71df28cdb3 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
   (with empty password).</para></listitem>
 
   <listitem><para>If you downloaded the graphical ISO image, you can
-  run <command>start display-manager</command> to start KDE.</para></listitem>
+  run <command>start display-manager</command> to start KDE. If you
+  want to continue on the terminal, you can use
+  <command>loadkeys</command> to switch to your preferred keyboard layout.
+  (We even provide neo2 via <command>loadkeys de neo</command>!)</para></listitem>
 
   <listitem><para>The boot process should have brought up networking (check
   <command>ip a</command>).  Networking is necessary for the