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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
index ff4c12b24a..baeb5e2d77 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ;; root partition is encrypted with LUKS.
 
 (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss))
-(use-service-modules desktop)
+(use-service-modules desktop xorg)
 (use-package-modules certs gnome)
 
 (operating-system
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@
   (timezone "Europe/Paris")
   (locale "en_US.utf8")
 
+  ;; Choose US English keyboard layout.  The "altgr-intl"
+  ;; variant provides dead keys for accented characters.
+  (keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us" "altgr-intl"))
+
   ;; Use the UEFI variant of GRUB with the EFI System
   ;; Partition mounted on /boot/efi.
   (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
                 (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
-                (target "/boot/efi")))
+                (target "/boot/efi")
+                (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
 
   ;; Specify a mapped device for the encrypted root partition.
   ;; The UUID is that returned by 'cryptsetup luksUUID'.
@@ -58,7 +63,10 @@
   ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with
   ;; NetworkManager, and more.
   (services (append (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)
-                          (service xfce-desktop-service-type))
+                          (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
+                          (set-xorg-configuration
+                           (xorg-configuration
+                            (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))
                     %desktop-services))
 
   ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.