The system locale or the locale setting on Linux will help us to ensure the date and time information are displayed in the correct format according to the location where the user is living and the language spoken.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to set up system locale on AlmaLinux 9 OS.
We will show you how to configure system locale on Debian 9. The system locale defines the language and country-specific setting for the programs running on your system and the shell sessions. You can use locales to see the time and date, numbers, currency and other values formatted as per your language or country. Configuring system locale on Debian 9 is a fairly easy task and it should be configured in less than 10 minutes.
Operating systems all now provide support for almost all languages and locales. Due to the widespread use of servers and computers all over the world, creating support for languages other than English was inevitable. Whether it’s for personal or professional use, millions of people need their computers or servers to provide output in a language they can understand, or in units that are relevant to their region.
Language-specific aspects of the server include being able to display language-specific characters, date and time formats specific to the region, and any other formatting changes, such as conventions/standards used for numbers and units.
We’ll show you how to set up system locale on CentOS 7. System locale allows you to specify the language settings for the user interfaces and services running on your system.
How can you change it in CentOS 7? In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up system-wide locale settings on a Linux VPS running CentOS 7 as the operating system.