# Can't change keyboard layout/language

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991 "2020-07-27T23:15:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![iguanna02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85f322/32.png) [@iguanna02](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/iguanna02)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991/1 "2020-07-27T23:15:44Z")

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I just installed Ubntu Budgie 20.04.1 LTS (changed from Linuxmint). and have some litle problems… First of all, I can\*t change the kezboard laguage, even though I activated spanish, english and german layout/lanuage, it always shows me the german layout, which I used during installation. I have no Idea how to fix this… and need to work and write in diferent langages!

 ![Bildschirmfoto vom 2020-07-18 16-20-16](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/f/f9edf9bb9fe5cc9774c797708a2739e01f4b5aa8.png)  
Im very grateful for any help-…

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991/2 "2020-07-28T02:25:23Z")

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You can re-order the list in Eingabequellen, by drag and drop.

If you put Spanish above Deutsch I guess it sets the Spanish as default keyboard.

You also may use « keyboard layout » applet to switch between your different layouts,  
see Budgie Settings to add it to one of your panels.

I think there are also keyboard shortcut to do the same :  
[Shift] + [Super] + [Space-bar] = previous source layout, in the list  
[Super] + [Space-bar] = next one

There is another applet to assign keyboard layout per application.

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**Author:** ![Seneliux](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/seneliux/32/3456_2.png) [@Seneliux](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Seneliux)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991/3 "2021-07-21T14:49:57Z")

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Change “Input Source Options” to “Use the same source to all windows”.

 ![budgie_language_switch](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/2/2eda61f9e9dc75602b6e354c74b8a54752c630b2.png)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-change-keyboard-layout-language/3991/4 "2022-07-07T15:59:40Z")

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Hi @Coeur-Noir

You mentioned previously you were having issues with keyboard sources on focal and jammy

Could you please try the following PPA to see if a patch i have developed resolves this issue?

First undo the workaround you have applied. Logout and login and confirm you can reproduce the original issue

Then in tilix

```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/keyboard
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

```

Logout and login

Test if things are fixed.

Remember to purge the test PPA after testing

```
sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntubudgie-dev/keyboard

```