Workaround: Add this to the bottom of "/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de"
partial alphanumeric_keys xkb_symbols "qwerty" { include "de(basic)" name[Group1]="German (qwerty)"; //key <AB01> { [ y, Y ] }; //key <AD06> { [ z, Z, zcaron, Zcaron ] }; key <AD06> { [ y, Y ] }; key <AB01> { [ z, Z, zcaron, Zcaron ] }; }; Add the new keyboard to: /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml and /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml After: <layout> <configItem> <name>de</name> <shortDescription>de</shortDescription> <description>German</description> <languageList> <iso639Id>ger</iso639Id> </languageList> </configItem> <variantList> [...] Add this: <variant> <configItem> <name>qwerty</name> <description>German (qwerty)</description> </configItem> </variant> Reboot is necessary - since I don't know which services to restart.... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/940924 Title: Keyboard Layout "German (qwerty)" missing since 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/940924/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs