[Bug 1612951] Re: /etc/default/keyboard ignored after upgrade to 16.04

[bmaupin]

I'm game.

1. $ head -n 1 /etc/default/keyboard
# Check /usr/share/doc/keyboard-configuration/README.Debian for

2. In /usr/share/doc/keyboard-configuration/README.Debian, I see this:

"While it will be safe to edit directly the configuration files
(/etc/default/keyboard and /etc/default/console-setup) perhaps it will
be easier to use

dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
dpkg-reconfigure console-setup"

Hmm, to me that implies that I should only run those commands if I don't
want to edit /etc/default/keyboard directly. In addition:

"console-setup
   This package is responsible for the actual configuration of the
   console (font and keyboard).  It is responsible for the
   configuration file /etc/default/console-setup."

implies that console-setup doesn't even have anything to do with
/etc/default/keyboard.

I had already run the first command as previously mentioned, so I ran
the second command. Removed my fix from ~/.xprofile, rebooted. Didn't
work.

Am I missing something?

I've attached the whole file just in case I'm missing something.


** Attachment added: "/usr/share/doc/keyboard-configuration/README.Debian"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/1612951/+attachment/4724216/+files/README.Debian

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Title:
  /etc/default/keyboard ignored after upgrade to 16.04

Status in console-setup package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just upgraded Xubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, and I noticed my compose key
  wasn't working in any application in X. I verified my compose key was
  still set up in /etc/default/keyboard:

  XKBOPTIONS="compose:ralt"

  I googled around and ran these two commands:

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
  sudo update-initramfs -u

  But the problem persists. I notice that the compose key works fine in
  the console, but it doesn't work in any X application, including the
  terminal.

  Here's my current workaround:
  echo "setxkbmap -option compose:ralt" >> ~/.xprofile

  It looks like I'm not the only one experiencing this, and it doesn't
  seem limited to Xfce:

  https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/setxkbmap-option-in-etc-default-
  keyboard-not-working/4054

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04
  $ apt-cache policy keyboard-configuration
  keyboard-configuration:
    Installed: 1.108ubuntu15.2
    Candidate: 1.108ubuntu15.2

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sat Aug 13 09:04:10 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-08 (827 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: console-setup
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-05 (7 days ago)

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