Tag: locale-gen

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ADDING UTF-8 to locale list

*First add de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8 to /etc/locale.gen. *Then type locale-gen. *Do eselect locale list. This should now list the new added de_DE.utf8. Activate the new locale with eselect locale set NUMBER. Type . /etc/profile.

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Gentoo | Midnight Commander umlaut problem.

The Midnight Commander shows crap instead of umlaut characters? Command locale -a doesn’t print something like de_DE.UTF-8? There is no de_DE.UTF-8 locale! Solution: First add de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8 to /etc/locale.gen. Then type locale-gen. Then do eselect locale list. This should now list the new added de_DE.utf8. Activate the new locale with eselect locale set NUMBER. Type […]