Bug 368539

Summary:	Can't change keyboard layout.
Product:	[KDE Neon] neon	Reporter:	Tony <jodr666>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Neon Bugs <neon-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	major	CC:	andrew.crouthamel, cfeck, jr, neon-bugs, sitter
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Tony 2016-09-10 09:36:15 UTC

I've installed neon on a VM for a friend who wants to try out linux.
During installation the keyboard layout was set to English(UK), after the installation finished i've tried to change it to English(US) to no avail.

Under regional settings i set "American English" as preferred and only language.
Under formats i have "United States - American English (en_US)" set for everything.

Logout/reboot, nothing changes....

Under input devices i added a new layout+ a shortcut..... hit the shortcut combination, nothing. Logout/reboot again, nothing.

Had to go the "non friendly way" and google how to do it..... dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration.

Come on guys this is the kind of stuff that makes it hard to recommend "linux" to "desktop" users.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2016-09-10 16:59:31 UTC

Assigning this to neon, as it works here with a different distribution (openSUSE Tumbleweed).

Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2016-09-10 17:03:31 UTC

Btw, funny that you want to suggest neon to novice users. I remember neon had a different audience.

Comment 3 Tony 2016-09-11 01:30:30 UTC

Well if Neon is not aim to everyday desktop users anymore the main and download page wording needs to be change asap. Also that would explain a lot.

Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-07 14:44:28 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 5 Tony 2018-11-07 20:05:33 UTC

Don't have this Neon system anymore, marking it as "works for me" since it does works for me in newer releases of KDE.