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Setting up an Input Method crashed my profile on a clean ElementaryOS 8 install

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Description

### What Happened?

Hello,

I'm giving a try at the new ElementaryOS 8 (from Deepin) and did a fresh install of ElementaryOS. After a big setup bug (yet to file), I went on to configure my session as such:
- My system is set to English
- My keyboard layout is Spanish
- I need to be able to input simplified Chinese

However, setting up an input method, whatever its value leads to a crash in my session profile. I can no longer signing unless clearing the session config.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Create profile (part of fresh setup) from an English language install.
2. Go to Settings, Keyboard
3. Set layout to Spanish - Windows
4. Add an input method (I tried, Spanish - Windows, or Chinese - Intelligent Pinyin)
5. Log out
6. Log back in and be able to use the 2 input methods as configured
![1032c985-4091-4fc3-a5b1-11437e86958f](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7832aaf3-bced-4d3c-888b-69a890136e9d)

### Expected Behavior

1. Create profile (part of fresh setup) from an English language install.
2. Go to Settings, Keyboard
3. Set layout to Spanish - Windows
4. Add 2 input methods (Spanish - Windows ++ Chinese - Intelligent Pinyin)
5. Log out
6. Log back in for a white screen of death (see screenshot)

### OS Version

8.x (Circe)

### Session Type

Classic Session (X11, This is the default)

### Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

### Log Output

_No response_

### Hardware Info

Nothing likely relevant here
i7th gen
12Gb ram

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