Steps taken: - In /etc/vconsole.conf changed "ch-de_nodeadkeys" to "ch-de" - Rebooted into a newly created user. - Copied /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf # Read and parsed by systemd-localed. It's probably wise not to edit this file # manually too freely. Section "InputClass" Identifier "system-keyboard" MatchIsKeyboard "on" Option "XkbLayout" "ch" Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro" Option "XkbVariant" "de_nodeadkeys" Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" EndSection