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I believe Ubuntu 21.04 is "stable" as of today, but it has no Russian phonetic keyboard. All I can find in Hippo is the quaintly denominated "Russian (polyglot and reactionary)", which as far as I can see is identical to the standard Russian.

I hope the Russian phonetic keyboard is just around the corner. It has been on every long-term version of Ubuntu for at least 15 years. It is very useful for non-Russians and for people who type mostly on qwerty boards and only occasionally switch to Russian.

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  • Beta is off topic – David Apr 22 '21 at 15:40
  • Please file a proper [bug report](https://askubuntu.com/questions/5121/how-do-i-report-a-bug). The best time to file that bug report was last week, unfortunately. – user535733 Apr 22 '21 at 16:47
  • FYI on Ubuntu MATE it is named as English (US), Russian (US, phonetic). The screenshot [is here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6R3iN.png). Does it suite your needs? – N0rbert Apr 22 '21 at 20:55
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    Ubuntu 21.04 is shipped with the same version of the `xkb-data` package as in 20.04 and 20.10, so nothing has changed. And multiple variants are available, including the one named _Russian (phonetic)_. Possibly you are struggling with the GNOME settings GUI. If you have generated a Russian locale, the Russian keyboard layouts are shown in a sub menu which opens if you select _Russian_. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Apr 22 '21 at 21:27
  • @gunnar Please tell me what commands to enter. I have: ~$ setxkbmap -query rules: evdev model:pc105 layout:us ~$ locale -a ... is_IS.utf8 nb_NO.utf8 POSIX ru_RU.utf8 ru_UA.utf8 ~$ locale LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC=nb_NO.UTF-8 etc. – user297116 Apr 23 '21 at 11:04
  • As advised I have now filed a bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1925792 – user297116 Apr 23 '21 at 14:13
  • Not sure this is a bug. Please try: `sudo apt install --reinstall xkb-data` and relogin. Do you see more Russian layout options now? – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Apr 23 '21 at 17:14
  • I ran "sudo apt install --reinstall xkb-data" and "sudo apt update" and rebooted. No change. The "locale -a" was also unchanged. – user297116 Apr 23 '21 at 21:21
  • Now I see the problem. I think the _Russian (phonetic)_ layout can be found if you don't click "Russian" but instead proceed to the window with "Other" input sources. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Apr 24 '21 at 14:51
  • This is terribly embarrassing, but I cannot find any window with "other" input sources. – user297116 Apr 24 '21 at 16:14
  • @user297116: Click the + button. At the bottom there are three dots in a vertical row (More...). Click that to reach the second window. At the bottom of the second window there is an "Other" option. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Apr 24 '21 at 20:04

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Confirmed bug. Cf. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1925792 Thank you Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
Meanwhile, to summarise discussion, a workaround: Language settings > input sources > "+" > three tiny vertical dots > scroll to bottom > "other". You will find a long list of alternative keyboards, including Russian phonetic.

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