USD - United States Dollar
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
CAD - Canadian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
JPY - Japanese Yen
AUD - Australian Dollar
TRY - Turkish Lira
CNY - Chinese Yuan
INR - Indian Rupee
UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia
AED - United Arab Emirat...
AMD - Armenian Dram
AOA - Angolan Kwanza
ARS - Argentina Peso
AWG - Aruba Guilder
AZN - Azerbaijanian Mana...
BAM - Bosnian Convertibl...
BDT - Bangladesh Taka
BGN - Bulgarian Lev
BHD - Bahraini Dinar
BIF - Burundian Franc
BMD - Bermudian Dollar
BND - Brunei Dollar
BOB - Bolivian Boliviano
BRL - Brazilian Real
BSD - Bahamian Dollar
BTN - Bhutanese Ngultrum
BWP - Botswana Pula
BZD - Belize Dollar
CLP - Chilean Peso
CRC - Costa Rican Colon
CVE - Cape Verdean Escud...
CZK - Czech Koruna
DJF - Djiboutian Franc
DKK - Danish Krone
DOP - Dominican Peso
DZD - Algerian Dinar
EGP - Egyptian Pound
ETB - Ethiopian Birr
FJD - Fijian Dollar
FKP - Falkland Island Po...
GEL - Georgian Lari
GGP - Guernsey Pound
GHS - Ghanaian Cedi
GMD - Gambian Dalasi
GTQ - Guatemalan Quetzal
GYD - Guyanese Dollar
HKD - Hong Kong Dollar
HNL - Honduran Lempira
HRK - Croatian Kuna
HUF - Hungarian Forint
ILS - Israeli New Shekel
IMP - Isle of Man Pound
ISK - Icelandic Krona
JEP - Jersey Pound
KES - Kenyan Shilling
KGS - Kyrgystani Som
KMF - Comorian Franc
KRW - South Korean Won
KWD - Kuwaiti Dinar
KZT - Kazakhstani Tenge
LAK - Lao Kip
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee
LRD - Liberian Dollar
LSL - Lesotho Loti
LTL - Lithuanian Litas
LVL - Latvian Lats
MAD - Moroccan Dirham
MDL - Moldovan Leu
MKD - Macedonian Denar
MNT - Mongolian Tugrik
MOP - Macanese Pataca
MRO - Mauritanian Ouguiy...
MUR - Mauritian Rupee
MVR - Maldivian Rufiyaa
MXN - Mexican Peso
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
MZN - Mozambican Metical
NAD - Namibian Dollar
NIO - Nicaraguan Cordoba...
NOK - Norwegian Krone
NPR - Nepalese Rupee
NZD - New Zealand Dollar
OMR - Omani Rial
PEN - Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PGK - Papua New Guinean...
PKR - Pakistani Rupee
PLN - Polish Zloty
PYG - Paraguayan Guarani
QAR - Qatari Riyal
RON - Romanian New Leu
RSD - Serbian Dinar
RWF - Rwandan Franc
SAR - Saudi Riyal
SBD - Solomon Islands Do...
SCR - Seychellois Rupee
SEK - Swedish Krona
SGD - Singapore Dollar
SHP - St. Helena Pound
SRD - Surinamese Dollar
SVC - Salvadoran Colon
SZL - Swazi Lilangeni
THB - Thai Baht
TJS - Tajikistani Somoni
TMT - Turkmenistani Mana...
TND - Tunisian Dinar
TOP - Tongan Pa`anga
TWD - New Taiwan Dollar
UYU - Uruguayan Peso
WST - Samoan Tala
ZMW - Zambian Kwacha
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The locale-gen command is used in Debian-based Linux distributions to generate and configure system locales. A locale defines regional settings such as language, time format, currency format, and character encoding.
Locales are essential for proper localization of applications, including date/time formats, number formatting, and character encoding.
What is locale-gen?
- Purpose: Generates the necessary locale data for the system to support specific languages and regional settings.
- Common Use Cases:
- Fixing issues where a locale is not found or improperly set.
- Setting up language support for applications.
How to Use locale-gen on Debian
Check Current Locale
Run the following command to see the current system locale:
locale
If you see errors like locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale, you need to configure or generate the locale.
Configure Locales
- Edit the locale configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/locale.gen - Uncomment (remove
#) the locales you want to generate. For example:en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8 - Save and exit the file.
Generate the Locales
Run the locale-gen command to generate the selected locales:
sudo locale-gen
Set the Default Locale
To set the system-wide default locale:
- Run:
sudo update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8Replace
en_US.UTF-8with your desired locale. - Verify the settings:
locale
Troubleshooting Locale Issues
Missing Locale Error
- Error:
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale - Fix:
- Ensure the desired locale is uncommented in
/etc/locale.gen. - Run sudo locale-gen and sudo update-locale.
- Ensure the desired locale is uncommented in
Applications Displaying Wrong Language
- Set the language environment variable:
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 export LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 - Add these lines to
~/.bashrcfor persistence.
Verify Available Locales
List all generated locales:
locale -a
USD - United States Dollar
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound
CAD - Canadian Dollar
CHF - Swiss Franc
JPY - Japanese Yen
AUD - Australian Dollar
RUB - Russian Ruble
TRY - Turkish Lira
CNY - Chinese Yuan
INR - Indian Rupee
UAH - Ukrainian Hryvnia