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Ferchu

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From: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Registered: 2012-06-12

Posts: 55

Problem with plasma keyboard layout

Hello!
Whenever I turn on or reboot the PC, a keyboard icon featuring the US flag appears in the taskbar. Clicking on it only gives me the option to choose “US English”.
However, when I go to System Settings > Keyboard > Layouts, I only have one option: 'Spanish from Spain'.
I have to delete that layout, apply the changes, select “Spanish from Spain” again and apply the changes again. Then, finally, I have my desired Spanish keyboard layout and the taskbar flag disappears, which makes sense because I only have one option (although it used to appear and I also only had one option).
What do I need to do or change so that, whenever I start up, I have the Spanish layout (or whichever one I choose)?
Thank you.

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Ferchu

Member

From: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Registered: 2012-06-12

Posts: 55

Re: Problem with plasma keyboard layout

Hi...
15 days and no reply, clue or help in any way?

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,516

Re: Problem with plasma keyboard layout

What's your output for

locale
locale -a
localectl
setxkbmap -print -query
cat ~/.config/kxbrc

Ferchu

Member

From: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Registered: 2012-06-12

Posts: 55

Re: Problem with plasma keyboard layout

Thank you V1del.

locale:

LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
   LC_CTYPE="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_NUMERIC="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_TIME="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_COLLATE="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_MONETARY="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_MESSAGES="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_PAPER="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_NAME="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_ADDRESS="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_TELEPHONE="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_MEASUREMENT="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_IDENTIFICATION="es_AR.UTF-8"
   LC_ALL=

locale -a

C
   C.utf8
   es_AR.utf8
   POSIX

localectl:

System Locale: LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
   VC Keymap: es
   X11 Layout: es

cat ~/.config/kxbrc

cat: /home/fernando/.config/kxbrc: No existe el fichero o el directorio

(no file found)

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Fernando Pucci
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V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,516

Re: Problem with plasma keyboard layout

mhm? Is your .config writeable or are you doing some XDG env shenanigans?

printenv | grep XDG
stat .config

as that file missing would explain why the config does not stick (and please use code not quote tags for outputs)

Last edited by V1del (2025-06-19 02:02:37)

Ferchu

Member

From: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Registered: 2012-06-12

Posts: 55

Re: Problem with plasma keyboard layout

Hello V1del
Thank you

printenv | grep XDG

XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/home/fernando/.config/kdedefaults:/etc/xdg
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session1
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=plasma-
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=KDE
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_VTNR=2
XDG_SESSION_ID=2
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000

stat .config

Fichero: .config
Tamaño: 12288         Bloques: 24         Bloque E/S: 4096   directorio
Device: 8,1     Inode: 4983666     Links: 54
Acceso: (0700/drwx------)  Uid: ( 1000/fernando)   Gid: (  984/   users)
Acceso: 2025-06-19 17:53:59.281588488 -0300
Modificación: 2025-06-19 17:53:13.750160091 -0300
Cambio: 2025-06-19 17:53:13.750160091 -0300
Creación: 2021-07-06 12:46:24.813332541 -0300

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Fernando Pucci
GPG:  E1AB 369F C188 9DCD F423 7090 1C88 D8FB C3FB 42EB