setxkbmap us command messed with language settings: can't use second language

I have two languages installed: English and Russian. I have a keybind that allows me to switch between the two using Alt + Shift combination. When I run

setxkbmap -query

it used to output something like

layout: us, ru, us

I've been following this question's answer and I used this command:

setxkbmap us

and now the

setxkbmap -query

outputs

layout: us

and although I can switch between ru and en (in the top language panel in DE), I only type in english.

I can also do

setxkbmap ru

and then I'll only be able to type in russian.

I'm not sure how to go back to my previous set up - I used the GUI to set it up (Settings and Gnome Tweaks) and from what I can tell the GUI settings stayed the same - I still have the two languages.

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1 Answer

setxkbmap -layout ru,us

Then check if the input language matches the one displayed in the gui. If not:

setxkbmap -layout us,ru

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