antiX 23.2 Set System Keyboard Layout cannot set English (US, intl, with dead keys)

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Issue also posted on the antix Forum (post #160019):

Title: [BUG] antiX 23.2: “Set System Keyboard Layout” applet cannot set keyboard layout “English (US, intl, with dead keys” (setxkbmap -variant intl)

URL: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/bug-set-system-keyboard-layout-cannot-set-english-us-intl-with-dead-keys/

– [method #1] Action: [4-leave-clover\Control Centre\System\Set System Keyboard Layout] > tab “Layouts” > Keyboard model = Generic 104-key PC > section “Keyboard Layouts” > Click [+] button > Layout = English (US), variants= “English (US, intl, with dead keys” > Click [OK] > tab “Layouts” > section “Keyboard Layouts” > Select [us English (US)] > Press [-] button > only the layout “us English (US) English (US, intl, with dead keys” is preserved > [OK] > Close the Antix Control Centre using [X] button.

– [method #1] Test: [4-leave-clover\Editor] > type kn”ackebr”ot > “dead keys” function doesn’t work > [FAILED]

– [method #2] Action: Terminal Configuration (Workaround): [4-leave-clover\Terminal] > type [setxkbmap -variant intl] > [X]

– [method #2] Test: [4-leave-clover\Editor] > type knäckebröt > “dead keys” function works as expected > [OK]

Recap:
[OK]: [Method #1] DOES work correctly using:
– antiX-23.1_386_sysVinit_full.iso (on 32bit system)

[FAILED]: [Method #1] DOES NOT work correctly using:
– antiX-23.2-runit_386-full.iso (on 32bit system)
– antiX-23.2-sysVinit_386_full.iso (on 32bit system)
– antiX-23.2-runit_x64-full.iso
– antiX-23.2-sysVinit_x64-full.iso

[OK]: The Workaround (method #2) works on all four antiX-23.2*full.iso files.

The ISO’s are all booted using Ventoy.
Keyboard used = Dell SK-8115 = 104 key

#Investigation system-keyboard-qt on antix23.2:

start [4-leave-clover-button\Control Centre]
lxtask starts [/usr/local/bin/antixcc.sh] = Control Centre applet
start [4-leave-clover-button\Control Centre\System\Set System Keyboard Layout]
gksu is used to start the “Set System Keyboard Layout” applet (system-keyboard-qt) > runs [/usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root — system-keyboard-qt]

package = system-keyboard-qt/now 2024-06-15 amd64 (64bit ISO's)

System:
Host: antix1 Kernel: 5.10.224-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: quiet splasht disable=lxF
Desktop: IceWM v: 3.6.0 tools: avail: slock,xlock dm: slimski v: 1.5.0
Distro: antiX-23.2_x64-full Arditi del Popolo 5 October 2024 base: Debian
GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Init: SysVinit v: 3.06