Add custom keyboard layout

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I have a custom keyboard layout that I want to add to Ubuntu 17.10. This question relates to How do I install a keyboard layout? but unfortunate I'm not allowed to comment on that one. Basically I have done the same thing.

I have downloaded http://tlundqvist.org/sv_dvorak/drivers/se_sv_dvorak_new.xorg and saved it to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/se_sv_dvorak

I have added below section to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml

<layout>
  <configItem>
    <name>se_sv_dvorak</name>

    <shortDescription>svd</shortDescription>
    <description>Swedish dvorak</description>
    <languageList>
      <iso639Id>swe</iso639Id>
    </languageList>
  </configItem>
</layout>

I have also added below section to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst

se_sv_dvorak     Swedish dvorak

Then I have:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xkb-data
systemctl restart keyboard-setup

I have also tried to reboot but when I go to Settings -> Region & Language and press + I can't find my new layout. What is wrong?

EDIT 1: This is what I can select:

EDIT 2: By running sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration I can change to right keyboard layout but that only works until I have logged in.

The menu item should be present in a sub menu of Swedish (Sweden). — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Nov 16 '17 at 13:14
Yes it should but it is not. Have updated post with pictures. — Elias Näslund, Nov 17 '17 at 06:09
I meant to say that you should click the Swedish (Sweden) option to open the sub menu. — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Nov 17 '17 at 07:22
Doh! Didn't know you could do that! Then it works like a charm. Thanks! — Elias Näslund, Nov 17 '17 at 11:40
@GunnarHjalmarsson OP reported that you comment solved it for him, would you submit it as an answer. — user.dz, Sep 16 '21 at 22:42

Add custom keyboard layout

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