For now I'm using the following admin/local-system systemd service to deal with this issue – > cat /etc/systemd/system/restore-vconsole-settings.service [Unit] Description=Reset the parameter values in vconsole config After=multi-user.target systemd-vconsole-setup.service StopWhenUnneeded=yes [Service] Type=exec ExecStart=/root/bin/Reset_vconsole-conf [Install] WantedBy=graphical.target > # cat /root/bin/Reset_vconsole-conf #!/bin/bash # # Called by restore-vconsole-settings.service # systemd unit file location: /etc/systemd/system/ # systemd-cat --identifier=Admin echo "Start: \"Reset_vconsole-conf\"" # localectl set-keymap de-nodeadkeys localectl set-x11-keymap de cymotionlinux nodeadkeys terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp # systemd-cat --identifier=Admin echo "End: \"Reset_vconsole-conf\"" # exit 0 # # End of Reset_vconsole-conf #