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How can I recompile the source to force the option to allow changing languages and keyboard layouts at login?

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Why don't use gdm instead of lightdm? – enzotib Jan 2 '12 at 21:18

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Did you install the language packs from Language support ?

Update

I seem to have mixed the keyboard layout with the language support!

There is a solution provided in a bug report: Comment #16:

There is now an optional language selector in the GTK greeter for desktops that require it. To enable it set show-language-selector=true in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf. Fixed in 0.9.8.

Solution

Execute this command:

gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf

Find the line:

#show-language-selector=false

Change it to:

show-language-selector=true

Save and exit. Logout / Login or reboot the machine to apply the effect.

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Thanks for the rapid answer. If I got it right, that icon will only change the keyboard layout while I’m log in? I need the possibility to alter the system language after login. Using the old login screen, I just selected the user. After that, there was different options in the bottom of the screen. The leftmost icon was a globe followed by option to set the system language after login. If there is no equal option in the new login screen- how can I return to the old one? Best regards Bosch – Bodozer Jul 2 '12 at 6:07
Could you test this solution please? Quoting comment #16: There is now an optional language selector in the GTK greeter for desktops that require it. To enable it set show-language-selector=true in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf. Fixed in 0.9.8. – medigeek Jul 2 '12 at 9:27
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You can explicitly turn on the language selector in the login screen according to this comment:

To enable it set show-language-selector=true in /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.

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I tried this on 12.04 and it is not working. – Adi Roiban May 30 '12 at 9:17

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