Comments on: How to select and generate locales on Ubuntu http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html Ubuntu Linux Tutorials,Howtos,Tips & News | Oneiric,Natty,Maverick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Viðarr http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-91017 Viðarr Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:14:35 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-91017 The file named "local" in the aforementioned folder contained en_US.UTF-8 for me. But I noticed that it was also re-generating the locales for all other English configurations, so I *removed* the file named "en" and ran "dpkg-reconfigure locales" and all others are gone now. I had not noticed that before, but I had thought that only en_US.UTF-8 was configured. This was on 10.10. The file named “local” in the aforementioned folder contained en_US.UTF-8 for me. But I noticed that it was also re-generating the locales for all other English configurations, so I *removed* the file named “en” and ran “dpkg-reconfigure locales” and all others are gone now.

I had not noticed that before, but I had thought that only en_US.UTF-8 was configured.

This was on 10.10.

]]> By: Peter http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-55495 Peter Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:19:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-55495 There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales and locale related files (e.g. man pages): localepurge You can install/run it issueing: sudo apt-get install localepurge For more information see http://pwet.fr/man/linux/administration_systeme/localepurge https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf What also should help to understand which files are involved is running locale in verbode mode: locale -a -v It shows that all generate locales are located in /usr/lib/locale/, which you may remove if unneeded. If error messages are displayed when issuing the locale command, e.g. locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory … make sure the file /etc/default/locales exists and has content similar to this: LANG="en_US" LANGUAGE="en_US:en" Essentially, what I did to clean up my locales is: 1. Removed all unneeded locales from /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en 2. Create /etc/default/locales (with content as above) 3. Delete all generated locale data: rm -rfv /usr/lib/locale/* 4. Re-generate new locales: locale-gen Good luck! There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales and locale related files (e.g. man pages): localepurge

You can install/run it issueing:

sudo apt-get install localepurge

For more information see
http://pwet.fr/man/linux/administration_systeme/localepurge
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf

What also should help to understand which files are involved is running locale in verbode mode:

locale -a -v

It shows that all generate locales are located in /usr/lib/locale/, which you may remove if unneeded.

If error messages are displayed when issuing the locale command, e.g.

locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory

… make sure the file /etc/default/locales exists and has content similar to this:

LANG=”en_US”
LANGUAGE=”en_US:en”

Essentially, what I did to clean up my locales is:

1. Removed all unneeded locales from /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en
2. Create /etc/default/locales (with content as above)
3. Delete all generated locale data: rm -rfv /usr/lib/locale/*
4. Re-generate new locales: locale-gen

Good luck!

]]> By: Peter http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-55492 Peter Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:09:14 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-55492 There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales and locale related files (e.g. man pages): localepurge You can install/run it issueing: sudo apt-get install localepurge For more information see http://pwet.fr/man/linux/administration_systeme/localepurge https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf What also should help to understand which files are involved is running locale in verbode mode: locale -a -v It shows that all generate locales are located in /usr/lib/locale/, which you may remove if unneeded. If error messages are displayed when issuing the locale command, e.g. locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory ... make sure the file /etc/default/locales exists and has content similar to this: LANG="en_US" LANGUAGE="en_US:en" There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales and locale related files (e.g. man pages): localepurge

You can install/run it issueing:
sudo apt-get install localepurge

For more information see
http://pwet.fr/man/linux/administration_systeme/localepurge
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf

What also should help to understand which files are involved is running locale in verbode mode:
locale -a -v

It shows that all generate locales are located in /usr/lib/locale/, which you may remove if unneeded.

If error messages are displayed when issuing the locale command, e.g.

locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory

… make sure the file /etc/default/locales exists and has content similar to this:

LANG=”en_US”
LANGUAGE=”en_US:en”

]]> By: Peter http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-55487 Peter Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:25:12 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-55487 There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales: localepurge You can run(!) it issueing: $ sudo apt-get install localepurge For more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf There is a package for Ubuntu that can take care of removing locales: localepurge

You can run(!) it issueing:
$ sudo apt-get install localepurge

For more information see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf

]]> By: PomCompot http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-12898 PomCompot Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:12:55 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-12898 In fact, in Jaunty, /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local is not enough, you need to edit the other files in that folder: /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en for instance. In fact, in Jaunty, /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local is not enough, you need to edit the other files in that folder: /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en for instance.

]]> By: Stephane http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-12147 Stephane Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:28:39 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-12147 To add a locale: sudo locale-gen [locale-name...] Such as: sudo locale-gen fr_FR.UTF-8 That will add the locale to /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local and generates the locale data for that locale. That's documented in locale-gen's man page. To remove a locale, you still need to edit the supported.d files by hand though. To add a locale:

sudo locale-gen [locale-name...]

Such as:

sudo locale-gen fr_FR.UTF-8

That will add the locale to /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local and generates the locale data for that locale.

That’s documented in locale-gen’s man page.

To remove a locale, you still need to edit the supported.d files by hand though.

]]> By: emerg http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-12016 emerg Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:02:56 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-12016 thanks, it worked, unlike other comments on the net to Greg Rundlett: mentioning the sudo notice is kinda redundant -- if the user is unfamiliar with absolutely basic unix/linux/ubuntu concepts, what on earth he tries to do with locales? thanks, it worked, unlike other comments on the net

to Greg Rundlett:
mentioning the sudo notice is kinda redundant -- if the user is unfamiliar with absolutely basic unix/linux/ubuntu concepts, what on earth he tries to do with locales?

]]> By: admin http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-872 admin Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:15:18 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-872 @greg Thanks for your comment.I have updated the article. @greg

Thanks for your comment.I have updated the article.

]]> By: Greg Rundlett http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-873 Greg Rundlett Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:35:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-873 'sudo' should be used with the dpkg-reconfigure command (enabling the command to be issued as the super user). That kind of information should not be left out or assumed when you're giving instructions on how to manipulate the base functioning of a system. ‘sudo’ should be used with the dpkg-reconfigure command (enabling the command to be issued as the super user).

That kind of information should not be left out or assumed when you’re giving instructions on how to manipulate the base functioning of a system.

]]> By: Ghislain LEVEQUE http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-871 Ghislain LEVEQUE Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:52:03 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-and-generate-locales-on-ubuntu.html#comment-871 Great ! I was looking for that ! Thank you Great ! I was looking for that ! Thank you

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