As this thread in xfce's bugzilla suggests, the bug should be fixed in the latest version of xfce4-xkb-plugin, which is 0.5.4.1 (as opposed to 0.5.3.3 in both Ubuntu 11.04 and Debian Squeeze):
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6321 ** Bug watch added: Xfce Bugzilla #6321 http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6321 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548631 Title: xubuntu keyboard layout switch shortcuts are not remembered To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-xkb-plugin/+bug/548631/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs