>From the logs it seems that even if the locale is set to a non-english language, the config variable xkb-keymap introduced in 17.10 is set to 'us' and Ubiquity uses this value to update the UI.
Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET debian-installer/locale debconf (developer): <-- GET debian-installer/locale debconf (developer): --> 1 fr_FR.UTF-8 Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET localechooser/languagelist debconf (developer): <-- GET localechooser/languagelist debconf (developer): --> 1 fr Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET debian-installer/country debconf (developer): <-- GET debian-installer/country debconf (developer): --> 1 FR Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap debconf (developer): --> 1 us Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/modelcode debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/modelcode debconf (developer): --> 1 Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/layoutcode debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/layoutcode debconf (developer): --> 1 Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/variantcode debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/variantcode debconf (developer): --> 1 Apr 17 08:55:11 debconf (filter): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/optionscode debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/optionscode debconf (developer): --> 1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1758647 Title: ubiquity doesn't preselect the right default keyboard layout To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/1758647/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs