From e703ed5563f8485fc656cd2b1bfcb9d89b82341e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 14:17:34 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] n/localectl.md: doctoc, fi/int scenarios, LANGUAGE --- n/localectl.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/n/localectl.md b/n/localectl.md index 5994f54..0177170 100644 --- a/n/localectl.md +++ b/n/localectl.md @@ -9,12 +9,38 @@ redirect_from: sitemap: false --- -_I have started using my devices in en_GB, but on PCs that can have issues -with different types of different locales unless some things are borrowed -from other locales._ +# Quick notes on `localectl` settings + + + + + + + +- [Ready commands](#ready-commands) + - [Internationalish](#internationalish) + - [Finland Finnish](#finland-finnish) +- [Explanations](#explanations) + + + + + + +## Ready commands + +### Internationalish `% sudo localectl set-locale LANG=en_GB.utf8 LC_TIME=en_DK.utf8 LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.utf8 LC_NAME=fi_FI.utf8 LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.utf8` +- This will speak English, but use euros and other Finnish cultural defaults, while time is shown as ISO 8601. + +### 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 and as I said I prefer en_GB which is better in Europe for matching the standards better than en_US. @@ -80,3 +106,5 @@ end gave me `*** update-locale: Warning: LANGUAGE (en_US:en) is not compatible w Either I was wrong on it being list of fallback languages I wish to use, or GNOME has different view on it, but as I think I have seen errors related to it before, I will drop `LANGUAGE` from the variables I set. + +2024-04-04: `export LANGUAGE=eo:fi:en` in a file read by my `zshrc` works fine as it gets read before my `startsway` anyway