On 2019-07-17, David Banks <amoe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, using Buster, I have my /etc/default/keyboard set up like this: > > XKBOPTIONS="pc105" > XKBLAYOUT="gb" > XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps" > BACKSPACE="guess" > XKBVARIANT="" > > I am using Fluxbox without any configuration. When I launch Fluxbox > through GDM, my keyboard layout does not get applied. Inside fluxbox, > in a terminal I run "setxkbmap -query": > > rules: evdev > model: pc105 > layout: us > options: ctrl:nocaps > > As you can see, the XKBOPTIONS have been applied, but somehow the > layout has not been applied, or has been overwritten. >
As you mentioned GDM, it's possible your settings are being overridden by 'gsettings'. To verify that hypothesis: gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options Reset if necessary with: gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options (All gleaned from the Debian keyboard wiki.) -- “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan