keyboard-layoutlubuntu
I would like to change the keyboard layout on Lubuntu 16.04, that by default only has the US layout. When I open the Keyboard Layout Handler programme all the controls to change keyboard model or layout are greyed out:
Is there any other way of adding and changing keyboard layouts on Lubuntu?
This is a known bug in GTK: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162726 -- although it is resolved as "fixed" based on the comments it seems the problem still exists :-/
The problem with this situation is that it is unclear whether it's a bug or a feature: In some (say, for example, Arabic) countries it is rather common to switch between two keyboard layouts during work (say, for programming vs. writing emails in your language). For these users it is more convenient having application shortcuts (like Ctrl+C for copy) always mapped to the same "physical" key, regardless of its meaning in the current keyboard layout -- most users have for example the copy&paste combination Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V deeply engraved in their "muscle memory". So, there does not seem to be a simple solution or fix that makes everyone happy...
Add the layouts that you desire under System Settings --> Keyboard layout, and when you login you will be able to choose the layout of your choice.
For 14.04
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It turns out it was only a matter of disabling the Keep system layouts option, whose function is a mystery to me.