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n/localectl.md: improve language, syntax, tl;dr, etc.

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---
title: Quick localectl config
excerpt: For when I need to remember how to change system language on systemd using distributions.
excerpt: Reminder on systemd keyboard and language settings, also including more regionally tailored ones.
layout: mini
permalink: /n/localectl.html
redirect_from:
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# Quick notes on `localectl` settings
_{page.excerpt}_
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- [Ready commands](#ready-commands)
- [Finland compatible internationalish English](#finland-compatible-internationalish-english)
- [Finland Finnish](#finland-finnish)
- [Explanations](#explanations)
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## Ready commands
TL;DR:
```
sudo localectl set-keymap fi
sudo localectl set-locale fi_FI.UTF-8
sudo localectl set-x11-locale fi
```
### Finland compatible internationalish English
```bash
sudo localectl set-locale LANG=en_IE.utf8 LC_TIME=en_DK.utf8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.utf8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.utf8
sudo localectl set-locale LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.UTF-8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.UTF-8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.UTF-8
```
- Everything will be in English, but time will be in ISO 8601, financial units use Finnish separators, names are sorted according to Finnish alphabet (a, …, x, y, z, å, ä, ö) and phone numbers begin with the Finnish `+358` prefix.
### Finland Finnish
```
sudo localectl set-locale LANG=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TIME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.utf8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.utf8
```
## Explanations
- LANG is the language and defaults for other variables if they are unset.
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```
en_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8
en_IE.UTF-8 UTF-8
# If you don't have en_US, things will break!
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
fi_FI.UTF-8 UTF-8
```