I want only two keyboard layouts in my system: us altgr-intl (USA International (AltGr dead keys) ) and gr (Greece), so this is what I've selected in System ? Preferences ? Keyboard ? Layouts. However, every time I begin a new Gnome session (reboot, logout/login), the us keyboard layout is automatically inserted at the top of the list.

I created a small script called fixlang that ensures the desirable result:

layouts='[us    altgr-intl,gr]' # tab between us and altgr
key=/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/layouts

active_layouts="$(gconftool -g $key)"
if [ "$active_layouts" != "$layouts" -o "$1" == -f ]
then
    gconftool -t l --list-type=str -s $key "$layouts"
fi

which I run on login.

However, this is a kludge. How can I ensure that Gnome does not mess with my keyboard layout selection?