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These settings can be made by modifying the `/etc/locale.conf` configuration file or by using the [application]*localectl* utility. Also, you can use the graphical user interface to perform the task; for a description of this method, see link:++https://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide++[{MAJOROS} Installation Guide].
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Options configurable in /etc/locale.conf
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|Option|Description
|LANG|Provides a default value for the system locale.
|LC_COLLATE|Changes the behavior of functions which compare strings in the local alphabet.
|LC_CTYPE|Changes the behavior of the character handling and classification functions and the multibyte character functions.
|LC_NUMERIC|Describes the way numbers are usually printed, with details such as decimal point versus decimal comma.
|LC_TIME|Changes the display of the current time, 24-hour versus 12-hour clock.
|LC_MESSAGES|Determines the locale used for diagnostic messages written to the standard error output.
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Displaying the Current Status
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The [command]#localectl# command can be used to query and change the system locale and keyboard layout settings. To show the current settings, use the [option]`status` option:
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[command]#localectl# [option]`status`
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The output of the previous command lists the currently set locale, keyboard layout configured for the console and for the X11 window system.
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~]${nbsp}localectl status
System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
VC Keymap: us
X11 Layout: n/a
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Listing Available Locales
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To list all locales available for your system, type:
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[command]#localectl# [option]`list-locales`
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Listing Locales
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Imagine you want to select a specific English locale, but you are not sure if it is available on the system. You can check that by listing all English locales with the following command:
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~]${nbsp}localectl list-locales | grep pass:quotes[`en_`]
en_AG
en_AG.utf8
en_AU
en_AU.iso88591
en_AU.utf8
en_BW
en_BW.iso88591
en_BW.utf8
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pass:quotes[*output truncated*]
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Setting the Locale
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To set the default system locale, use the following command as `root`:
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[command]#localectl# [option]`set-locale` [option]`LANG`pass:attributes[{blank}]=pass:attributes[{blank}]_locale_
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Replace _locale_ with the locale name, found with the [command]#localectl# [option]`list-locales` command. The above syntax can also be used to configure parameters from xref:System_Locale_and_Keyboard_Configuration.adoc#tab-locale_options[Options configurable in /etc/locale.conf].
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Changing the Default Locale
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