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Set System Locale2025/10/23

 

If you would like to change System Locale, set like follows.

[1] Replace to your own language on the example below.
# show current settings

dlp:~ #
System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
    VC Keymap: us
   X11 Layout: (unset)

# show the list of available locales

dlp:~ #
localectl list-locales

C.UTF-8
aa_DJ.UTF-8
af_ZA.UTF-8
an_ES.UTF-8
ar_AE.UTF-8
ar_BH.UTF-8
ar_DZ.UTF-8
ar_EG.UTF-8
ar_IQ.UTF-8
ar_JO.UTF-8
ar_KW.UTF-8
ar_LB.UTF-8
ar_LY.UTF-8
ar_MA.UTF-8
.....
.....

# set locale

dlp:~ #
localectl set-locale LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8
# show settings

dlp:~ #
System Locale: LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8
    VC Keymap: us
   X11 Layout: (unset)
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