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Symbols instead of numbers on first row of keaboard?

I program a lot and it bothers me that numbers are default, not the symbols on the front row. I would like to try the other way (And, no, I don't want to switch to Dvorak). How to configure Emacs (or whole Ubuntu) to do just that?

Please note that I don't want to mess existing shortcuts I use like CTRL+1 etc.

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