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How do I change my local if I have moved?

Asked by EdC

Hi

If I have moved cities, is it possible to change my locale or do I have to re-install?

Ubuntu 9.10

Thanks

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Curtis Hovey (sinzui) said : 		#1

The easiest way us to using the clock located in the top panel.
Click it to see the calendar,
Expand Locations is it is not visible
Choose edit next to it
Remove you old location and set you new one.
You can also add extra locations, and you can enabled the weather report for each one.

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Best Vu Do Quynh (vu-do-quynh) said : 		#2

You can switch to an other language by setting the Language support (System > Administration). Then you can click on the button to install/uninstall more languages.

You can also set the language by default for the login screen and the ones for the menus and GUI.

Thus upon login, you will have the choice to use whatever langague you've had installed on your system (dop-menu on the left down corner of the screen.

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EdC (edcurl) said : 		#3

Curtis/Vu

Thanks. This actually relates to the following bug, I am trying to change my "system" locale, if there is such a thing, to try and get around an error I get when I try to start the software center application.

Others have found the same with other applications: Question #89035

Thanks

ValueError: unknown locale: en_NG
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/482386
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Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: software-center

Hi

When I try to run Ubuntu Software Center from the application menu, I get the timer for a while and then nothing.

Ubuntu 9.10

software-center:
  Installed: 1.0.2
  Candidate: 1.0.2
  Version table:
*** 1.0.2 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
kennacurl@kennacurl-laptop:~$

Is there a work around for me in the meantime? Can I change my locale? - if so how?

>From the command line I get:

kennacurl@kennacurl-laptop:~$ /usr/bin/software-center
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/software-center", line 80, in <module>
    app = SoftwareCenterApp(datadir, xapian_base_path)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/app.py", line 140, in __init__
    self.icons, datadir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/availablepane.py", line 58, in __init__
    SoftwarePane.__init__(self, cache, db, icons, datadir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/softwarepane.py", line 92, in __init__
    self.datadir)
  File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py", line 102, in __init__
    self.aptd_client = client.AptClient()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 382, in __init__
    self._locale = "%s.%s" % locale.getdefaultlocale()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/locale.py", line 478, in getdefaultlocale
    return _parse_localename(localename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/locale.py", line 410, in _parse_localename
    raise ValueError, 'unknown locale: %s' % localename
ValueError: unknown locale: en_NG
kennacurl@kennacurl-laptop:

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EdC (edcurl) said : 		#4

OK, figured out how to change my locale, indeed, it was just a matter of changing my language preferences. Thanks!

Ed

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EdC (edcurl) said : 		#5

Thanks Vu Do Quynh, that solved my question.