Re: [tlug] Newbie: Kubuntu Configuration

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> On Tuesday 16 October 2007 13:23, CL wrote:
> > How do I keep my basic English desktop with fully functioning English
> > online help and basic support services in English, but get full
> > Japanese functionality in Kubuntu.
>
> I am running Debian with an English language environment where it is 
> possible to also type and display Japanese. I don't run any software 
> that is Japanese-only, so i can't test how that would behave. However, 
> one thing to check comes to mind: what is your locale? If you open a 
> terminal and type "locale" it should display a list of variables. On my 
> machine they are mostly set to "en_US.UTF-8". If i wasn't using a UTF-8 
> locale then i would expect to some difficulty getting a mixed 
> environment with English and a non-European language working correctly.

Thanks for the tip.  My terminal output is below.  There are several 
things there I would have expected to indicate metric (European) 
measurements but maybe the English measurement system is no longer the 
standard it once was (?).

~$ locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

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CL