Questions tagged [localization]

In IT, localization refers to the settings/configurations that are altered to make a product (usually software) appropriate for different locales. Language, timezones and the formatting of things like currency or dates are common examples of such settings.

In IT, localization refers to the settings/configurations that are altered to make a product (usually software) appropriate for different locales. Language, timezones and the formatting of things like currency or dates are common examples of such settings.

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How do I resolve this locale issue?

I am working on setting up a Docker build that will allow me to connect to SQL Server from Linux. As far as I know that has almost nothing to do with this question, but it might, because I'm pretty confused! I am basing my image off Debian, as…
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Is there a difference between en_US.utf8 and en_US.UTF-8?

Server info (DNS and IPs removed): cat /proc/version && uname -a && java -version Linux version 2.6.16.33-xenU (*************) (gcc version 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-52)) #2 SMP Wed Aug 15 17:27:36 SAST 2007 Linux *************…
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Select locales on ubuntu 10.04 after installation

When I activate a new rackspace ubuntu 10.04 instance I keep getting these messages: perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = (unset), LC_ALL = (unset), LANG = "de_DE.UTF-8" are supported and installed on…
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Set default locale on linux server

How can I change linux default locale, so that all users and applications will have the same locale settings? Br, Wolfy
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How to change System Locale in Windows 2003 using command line

Is there any command line utility to change the system locale in Windows 2003?
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CentOS: set locale for user

Maybe i don't understand about locales... But could You explain me: If I set locale using localectl: localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8 I see in localectl output after this: System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 VC Keymap: us X11…
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Missing locales on CentOS 7

We are running a Werewolf cluster and the node images are missing the locales. Only C and POSIX are available. The system uses CentOS 7 as base. It isn't really an issue but it's a very annoying to receive warnings at each command, like…
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How to change default region/culture settings in Windows 2012

I have researched this topic through the web but can't find a definitive answer. Our server team has recently upgraded our SQL Servers VMs from Win 2003 to Win 2012. Given our region we run all our in-house built apps under en-ZA. However we have a…
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locale not getting set correctly over ssh connection

I have a debian server with several locales installed, de_DE, en_GB and en_US. I want to be able to login over ssh and get the locale set accordingly (to en_US in my case, different for someone else) I ran dpkg-reconfigure locales, and selected None…
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Setting locale failed: force certain locale when connecting through ssh

For years I have had a problem with the "Setting locales failed". I now understood the problem. On my local machine, my LC_TIME is set to a custom file ("custom.UTF-8"). This custom file does not exist on any remote machine I connect to. However,…
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Simple issue regarding date formats

We are hosting a website that when browsed to locally loads up fine but if you browse to it externally you get Conversion from string "1/15/2010 8:46:01 AM" to type 'Date' is not valid. What do I change on the server to fix this. When browsing the…
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Windows Server 2016 shows only partially in English

I've configued English as the default language on the server, however, I still get modules in the Server Manager in Dutch (this is how my VPS was initially setup by my hosting provider) and also I receive ASP.NET error notifications on the frontend…
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POSIX locale when I use SSH with a command line

When I SSH into an Arch Linux server and include a command line, I end up with a POSIX locale: laptop.lan$ ssh server.lan…
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Application localization problems in english windows server 2012

Here's what does it look like (encoding problems): OS is Windows Server 2012, English, clean installation. Previously I've tested this software with same server, but with russian OS version, it was OK. I've installed russian language pack, OS…
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Nginx: Redirect URL to always include a locale prefix

I'm trying to achieve something with nginx and redirect rules which seems like it should be pretty straightforward, but I've run into a stumbling block. Having had a look through many questions and answers, I can't seem to find a solution that…
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