Bug 502585 - Keyboard layout set during installation doesn't appear in Keyboard KCM
Summary: Keyboard layout set during installation doesn't appear in Keyboard KCM
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_keyboard (show other bugs)
Version: 6.3.4
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: accessibility, usability
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Reported: 2025-04-08 23:08 UTC by Fernando M. Muniz
Modified: 2025-04-18 17:26 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-04-08 23:08:49 UTC
I've set a keyboard layout on all these distros to PT-BR (abnt2), with Arch being running on metal, and the rest on Boxes, and every time I look at Plasma's keyboard layout it's empty, meaning that it's set to EN-US. Pretty annoying if you're not in the US or UK.

Assuming the devs are in the US; You reproduce the issue by trying to install any of these distros with abnt2 keyboard layout, then post-installation you should notice that your keyboard is working fine, which shouldn't be the case.
Comment 1 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-04-09 02:05:58 UTC
I've installed Fedora Kinoite 41 on Boxes with the Japanese keyboard layout, and the keyboard layout didn't have the Japanese flag there.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-04-09 19:35:08 UTC
So there are different distro-specific issues?
- On Arch, the keyboard layout you set in the installer doesn't appear in the KCM
- On Fedora Kinoite, the keyboard layout you set in the installer does appear in the KCM, but it's missing its flag

Do I have that right?
Comment 3 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-04-10 00:24:25 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> So there are different distro-specific issues?
> - On Arch, the keyboard layout you set in the installer doesn't appear in
> the KCM
> - On Fedora Kinoite, the keyboard layout you set in the installer does
> appear in the KCM, but it's missing its flag
> 
> Do I have that right?

I didn't even knew I could see the keyboard layout without the country's flag being listed in "Layouts", how do I do that?

My issue is that no matter what distro I use, my country's flag is not appearing under the "Layouts" section of the Keyboard settings, even though I set it on the installer.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-04-10 01:03:37 UTC
Can you please answer the question directly?
Comment 5 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-04-10 13:46:48 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> So there are different distro-specific issues?
> - On Arch, the keyboard layout you set in the installer doesn't appear in
> the KCM
> - On Fedora Kinoite, the keyboard layout you set in the installer does
> appear in the KCM, but it's missing its flag
> 
> Do I have that right?

1- Yes. The keyboard layout I've set in the installer nor its flag appears under "Layouts".
2- No. The keyboard layout I've set in the installer nor its flag appears under "Layouts".
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-04-10 15:48:30 UTC
Thanks!
Comment 7 Kristen McWilliam 2025-04-11 17:53:33 UTC
Looks like layout chosen during install isn't listed in the KCM afterwards, regardless of installer/distro/language. Confirmed on my system (Fedora 41), Kinoite, and openSUSE Tumbleweed.

> Assuming the devs are in the US; You reproduce the issue by trying to install any of these distros with abnt2 keyboard layout, then post-installation you should notice that your keyboard is working fine, which shouldn't be the case.

I tried this by installing with language set to Japanese, and the keyboard layout does in fact seem to be Japanese afterwards, it just isn't listed.
Comment 9 Kristen McWilliam 2025-04-18 17:26:34 UTC
.. which is backed up by the fact that the bug isn't present in an x11 session.