Debian Net Install

[Jamon Camisso]

Merv Curley wrote:
> I have just done my second Net install and again have a Perl, locales issue. 
> This didn't happen on the KDE Desktop install that I did.
> 
> After each new app install there are messages 
> 
> perl: warning Setting locale failed
> perl: please check that you locale settings LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 are supported and 
> installed
> 
> etc for LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE and LANGUAGE
> 
> perl: falling back to locale ("C")
> 
> The env command shows  LANG="en_CA.UTF-8"
> 
> The desktop and Net-installs have the same locale and Perl files.
> 
> After running 'dpkg-reconfigure locales' and selecting en_CA.UTF-8 the result 
> is these same messages are popping up from perl when dpkg-* ends.
> 
> There hasn't been a problem that I am aware of on the first Net-Install of 
> several months ago, but these error messages bug me.  I have searched the 
> Debian Wiki without getting more clues.
> 
> Should I just continue to ignore this or might someone [like our resident 
> Debian guru] have an idea?

Once you pick your locale(s), I think you have to run locale-gen. That 
program compiles your charmap(s) into a binary form that locale() (the C 
function) can use. At least, that's how I understand it?

Jamon

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