Hi all,
I am using FC2. I have a graphical login set up and so I can choose the environment language from the login screen by clicking on the Language tab at the bottom left.
By language for environment I mean that I get the desktop icons and the panel all in my selected language.
My query is, how to choose language if login is set for init 3. I mean, how would I choose a language for my session if I don't have a graphical login screen.
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On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 19:40 +0100, Shashank Sharma wrote:
Hi all,
I am using FC2. I have a graphical login set up and so I can choose the environment language from the login screen by clicking on the Language tab at the bottom left.
By language for environment I mean that I get the desktop icons and the panel all in my selected language.
My query is, how to choose language if login is set for init 3. I mean, how would I choose a language for my session if I don't have a graphical login screen.
Believe the LANG environment variable will do it. See what "env | grep LANG" shows with the desired language environment active, and then "export LANG=<setting>" in runlevel 3.
Phil
Phil Schaffner wrote:
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 19:40 +0100, Shashank Sharma wrote:
Hi all,
I am using FC2. I have a graphical login set up and so I can choose the environment language from the login screen by clicking on the Language tab at the bottom left.
By language for environment I mean that I get the desktop icons and the panel all in my selected language.
My query is, how to choose language if login is set for init 3. I mean, how would I choose a language for my session if I don't have a graphical login screen.
Believe the LANG environment variable will do it. See what "env | grep LANG" shows with the desired language environment active, and then "export LANG=<setting>" in runlevel 3.
Try changing the "LANG=" setting in /etc/sysconfig/i18n as that sets the default language. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard sets the default keymap, too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - "The Schizophrenic: An Unauthorized Autobiography" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 13:23 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
Phil Schaffner wrote:
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 19:40 +0100, Shashank Sharma wrote:
...
My query is, how to choose language if login is set for init 3. I mean, how would I choose a language for my session if I don't have a graphical login screen.
Believe the LANG environment variable will do it. See what "env | grep LANG" shows with the desired language environment active, and then "export LANG=<setting>" in runlevel 3.
Try changing the "LANG=" setting in /etc/sysconfig/i18n as that sets the default language. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard sets the default keymap, too.
Should have mentioned those for completeness, but sounded like he just wanted to change the user environment rather than the system default.
Phil
Phil Schaffner wrote:
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 13:23 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
Phil Schaffner wrote:
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 19:40 +0100, Shashank Sharma wrote:
...
My query is, how to choose language if login is set for init 3. I mean, how would I choose a language for my session if I don't have a graphical login screen.
Believe the LANG environment variable will do it. See what "env | grep LANG" shows with the desired language environment active, and then "export LANG=<setting>" in runlevel 3.
Try changing the "LANG=" setting in /etc/sysconfig/i18n as that sets the default language. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard sets the default keymap, too.
Should have mentioned those for completeness, but sounded like he just wanted to change the user environment rather than the system default.
Yes, but he did say "init 3", so I assumed he wanted a global change.
Shashank, if you wish to change the language for a specific user, you can add
LANG=whatever;export LANG
to their ~/.bashrc file (the file named ".bashrc" in their home directory). The login prompt will still be in the default language, but once they log in, it'll be in their desired language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - When all else fails, try reading the instructions. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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