[Bug 1866865] Re: Keymap choice forgotten during installation

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Keymap choice forgotten during installation

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When doing an installation of Ubuntu Budgie (Focal) using the
  installer present on the daily ISO from 2020-03-09 found out at
  cdimage.com, a bug is present regarding the keymap.

  I use the Dvorak keyboard layout, and so when given the option to use
  it during the installer, I select English (US) - English (Dvorak).

  I use the test text box afterward to indeed confirm that Dvorak is
  set.

  Once I get to the "Who are you?" section of the installer however, my
  keymap reverts back to QWERTY, which must be used to fill out details
  such as my name, username, and password.

  After finishing the installation, I can confirm that the Dvorak layout
  works as it should for both the login screen and within the OS itself.
  In other words, the keymap is only changed for part of the installer
  itself.

  
  Expected behavior: The keymap stays as Dvorak throughout the entire installer.

  What happened instead:  The keymap chaged from Dvorak to QWERTY
  partway though the installation.

  Steps to reproduce:
  Start an installation, taking teh defaults until the keymap selection, and change the keymap to English (US) - English (Dvorak).  (I assume this affects other keymaps, but I did not test this.)  Once getting to the "Who are you?" screen, you will find that the keymap is now QWERTY.

  System information:

  ubuntu-budgie at ubuntu-budgie:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Focal Fossa (development branch)
  Release:	20.04

  ubuntu-budgie at ubuntu-budgie:~$ sudo apt show ubiquity | egrep
  'Package:|Version:'

  WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in
  scripts.

  Package: ubiquity
  Version: 20.04.6

  
  Other possibly relevant information:

  - I reside in the US, and am using the New York location for time.
  - This install is being tested through VirtualBox 6.1.4 on an Ubuntu 18.04 host.
  - It may or may not be related, but if I happen to increase the screen resolution before starting the installer, then it is automatically changed back to 800x600 in the installer before I see this keymap issue.  I am mentioning it in case whatever is causing the resolution to change is also resetting the keymap back to its default setting.

  Thank you.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.441
  CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
  Date: Tue Mar 10 11:29:36 2020
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-budgie.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Budgie 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200309)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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