--- Gentoo Docs/guide-localization.xml.orig 2005-12-19 05:08:41.000000000 -0800
+++ Gentoo Docs/guide-localization.xml.orig 2006-01-02 05:14:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
the German doc. Includes configuration for use of the euro currency symbol.
-
+Once you have set the right locale, be sure to update your environment +variables to make your system aware of the change: +
+ ++# env-update && source /etc/profile ++ +
+After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing
+
+Now, verify that the changes have taken effect: +
+ ++$ env | grep -i LC_ ++ +
There is also additional localisation variable called LINGUAS, which affects to localisation files that get installed in gettext-based programs, and decides used localisation for some specific software packages, such as @@ -256,6 +278,19 @@ # export LANG="en_US.ISO-8859-15" +
+Be sure to update the environment after the change: +
+ ++# env-update && source /etc/profile ++ +
+After this, you will need to kill your X server by pressing
+