[Fedora 41 KDE] Virtual Keyboard Keeps Enabling Itself – How to Disable Permanently?

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I’m using KDE Plasma on Fedora 41 (fully updated), and I want to completely disable the virtual keyboard. In System Settings → Virtual Keyboard, I set it to None and apply the changes, but every time I close the settings app, it resets itself to Maliit.

Some users suggested changing the SDDM login theme, but that didn’t work. I don’t want any virtual keyboard on my system, yet it keeps forcing itself on.

How can I permanently disable or remove it? Is there a config file, system service, or package I need to modify? Any help would be appreciated!

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Appears to be the same as I hit on Debian, from my install notes.

Fscking giant virtual keyboard appears  now.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1293912/sddm-blocks-screen-with-on-screen-keyboard-in-ubuntu-20-04
root@8400:~# mkdir /etc/sddm.conf.d
root@8400:~# nano /etc/sddm.conf.d/sddm.conf
root@8400:~# pkill X
root@8400:~# cat /etc/sddm.conf.d/sddm.conf
# Added to stop virtual keyboard from appearing every login at sddm screen.

InputMethod=
root@8400:~# reboot

Nothing now appears on reboot or new login at sddm.
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bump. i am encountering this in fedora 42 too