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FS#31427 - [arch-install-scripts] Script to change the language (useful at the beginning of the install)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Andrew (DSpider) - Wednesday, 05 September 2012, 19:46 GMT
Last edited by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Sunday, 09 September 2012, 00:22 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Dave Reisner (falconindy)
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Here are the steps to change the language to Romanian (replace "ro_RO.UTF-8" with anything else):

# loadkeys ro_win
# setfont Lat2-Terminus16
# nano /etc/locale.gen
en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
ro_RO.UTF-8 UTF-8
# locale-gen
# export LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8

I think that all of these can be solved by using something like:

# setlanguage RO
# setlanguage FR
# setlanguage IT
etc.

The list of keymaps can be found here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KEYMAP, and the (UTF-8) locales are from /etc/locale.gen.


PS: The "Lat2-Terminus16" font was chosen because according to "/usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/README.Lat2-Terminus16", it claims to support "about 110 language sets". Romanian characters do not show up without it: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1157295#p1157295
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Closed by  Dave Reisner (falconindy)
Sunday, 09 September 2012, 00:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Additional comments about closing:  This should be handled by archiso
Comment by Andrew (DSpider) - Friday, 07 September 2012, 10:18 GMT
The "Lat2-Terminus16" font should probably be loaded by default at boot. Because while the default font is just fine for English-speaking users (and Lating-based languages), it's missing a lot of glyphs for the rest of the world.
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Friday, 07 September 2012, 11:37 GMT
If you want this done automatically on booting the ISO, then you want to file a feature request against ArchISO.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Friday, 07 September 2012, 16:53 GMT
such feature (boot params for locale, etc) was removed in archiso, and will come again when systemd will be used be default.

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