Why do I need to relaunch dkpg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration after every startup?

Question

I've switched recently to an UK keyboard, from a FR keyboard. It is an usb keyboard, and first I plugged it in, I had to launch dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration in order to request the correct layout (ie: uk).

But after every reboot of the machine, the laytout comes back to the FR layout. How can I make the modification persisting?

I am using Ubuntu, running the Stump Window Manager. And here is the /etc/default/keyboard at any time (that is right after startup, and before and after I run the dpkg-reconfigure tool)

XKBMODEL="hhk"
XKBLAYOUT="gb"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '13 at 10:44

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I don't know why you need to relaunch dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration after every startup.

But maybe you can add the required commands to /etc/rc.local before the exit 0 line, that way it will get excecuted automatically on launch.

Until someone finds a better solution.

answered Nov 05 '13 at 10:44

Minos

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Try my other answer first. – Minos Nov 05 '13 at 12:54
I am wondering whether that could work. It looks like dpkg-reconfigure is heavily relying on a human input for proceeding. – yves Baumes Nov 12 '13 at 09:55

Minos · Answer 2 · 2013-11-06T12:59:24.577

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Have you tried editing

sudo gedit /etc/default/keyboard

and then change to

XKBLAYOUT="uk"

So uk insteak of gb. Make sure you save and then this change should persist after reboot.

edited Nov 06 '13 at 12:59

answered Nov 05 '13 at 12:54

Minos

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That did not worked out for me. – yves Baumes Nov 12 '13 at 09:55

Why do I need to relaunch dkpg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration after every startup?

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