I have figured out that even after removing console-setup there is still its configuration in the initrd left which causes this behavior.
** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/738752 Title: No non-english keyboard on console To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/738752/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs