Comment 9 for bug 309303

I have recently (after the many updates for the dell mini ubuntu on Jan-11) observed a keyboard layout problem that I think is related to the problem that komputes describes. In particular, I don't think that this is a specific problem of Italian keyboards, but affects ANY keyboard layout other than US.

Here's list of reproducible steps to show the problem:
1. When I start the computer, changing the keyboard layout (in my case German) in System->Preferences->Keyboard does not have any effect. In addition, the keyboard layout preview is not shown in the keyboard preference program, as komputes describes it.
2. I can change the keyboard layout, if I do the following: In the keyboard preference program click on "Reset to defaults". Then US keyboard appears in the list of layouts. Then I add the German keyboard (and after "Reset to defaults" the keyboard preference program also shows a preview of the keyoard layout) and set it as a default.
In any case it is crucial for me to first click on "Reset to defaults"
3. After a reboot, the prefences are lost again, and I'm back to step 1.

Before the update on Jan-11, this problem was absent for me.
This problem is very annoying, and hence a rather serious bug. I have the feeling that it is Dell Mini specific as I have never experienced such a problem on my other Ubuntu computers.

I am using the standard Dell Mini Ubuntu with the latest updates and no additional changes.

What might be related is the fact that during the last update apt-get complained about a customized "xorg.conf.netbook" although I never changed that file. I chose to use the package provided file. However, this connection is just speculation, as I don't know what the contents of the previous version of xorg.conf.netbook were ...