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1. List the language you'd like to use. Example: sv_SE.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8 | 1. List the language you'd like to use. Example: sv_SE.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8 | ||
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| + | You can have the list of supported languages: | ||
| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||
| + | less /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | * zh_CN = Chinese | ||
| + | ** zh_CN.UTF-8 | ||
| + | * fr_FR = French (France) | ||
| + | ** fr_FR.UTF-8 | ||
| + | * sv_SE = Swedish | ||
| + | ** sv_SE.UTF-8 | ||
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♦ Note: you don't need to set a default locale. You can let '''default locale: NONE''' when asked. | ♦ Note: you don't need to set a default locale. You can let '''default locale: NONE''' when asked. | ||
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| + | =Change the lang of Linux shell= | ||
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| + | To switch the console to English: | ||
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| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install language-pack-en language-pack-en-base manpages | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 9 August 2015
You might encounter some locales errors on a server, especially if your users are from different countries.
Example of an error message:
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = "en_GB:en",
LC_ALL = (unset),
LC_PAPER = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_ADDRESS = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_MONETARY = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_NUMERIC = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_TELEPHONE = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_IDENTIFICATION = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_MEASUREMENT = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_TIME = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LC_NAME = "sv_SE.UTF-8",
LANG = "en_GB.UTF-8"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
Install / update locales
1. List the language you'd like to use. Example: sv_SE.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8
You can have the list of supported languages:
less /usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED- zh_CN = Chinese
- zh_CN.UTF-8
- fr_FR = French (France)
- fr_FR.UTF-8
- sv_SE = Swedish
- sv_SE.UTF-8
2. If you can, run as an user using sudo:
# Step 1: regenerate cache
sudo locale-gen sv_SE.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8
# Step 2: download all the locales you need
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales♦ Note: you don't need to set a default locale. You can let default locale: NONE when asked.
Change the lang of Linux shell
To switch the console to English:
sudo apt-get install language-pack-en language-pack-en-base manpages
References
Good thread: http://askubuntu.com/questions/162391/how-do-i-fix-my-locale-issue
