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Bug#1110745: console-setup: keyboard is broken after upgrade from bookworm to trixie



Control: severity -1 serious

Trần H. Trung <work@trung.fun> (2025-08-11):
> Package: console-setup
> Version: 1.240
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> X-Debbugs-Cc: work@trung.fun
> 
> Keyboard map was overwritten when upgrade from bookworm to trixie.
> 
> I was unable to log-in since I can not use my own keyboard symbols map.
> My password was interpreted with wrong symbols since they were modified
> by the upgrade.

It's not clear to me what the situation was before and after the
upgrade, can you please clarify? Some configuration file diff would be
appreciated to fully understand what the problem is. Bonus points if you
can check upgrade logs to see what happened (/var/log/apt/*.log).

> The apt/installer/upgrader should have checked by `diff` and prompt
> user when found changes in the current mapping which in my case was
> configured by this line:
> 
> ```
> * keyboard-configuration/layoutcode: vn,us
> ```
> 
> This bug would affect anyone who customizes their own keyboard with
> X11 and potentially be locked-out of their own system forever.

*cough*


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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