I workarounded this by a) installing keyboard-configuration b) reconfiguring in late-commands:
keyboard: layout: de variant: nodeadkeys late-commands: - curtin in-target --target /target -- dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive keyboard-configuration packages: - keyboard-configuration -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1954575 Title: Ubuntu Server 20.04.3 (manual / autoinstall) keyboard layout not applied in console or decryption To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1954575/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs