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Angelin Lalev

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Mar 6, 2009, 1:30:15 PM3/6/09
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locale -a
========

bg_BG
bg_BG.cp1251
bg_BG.utf8
C
en_US.utf8
POSIX


But after I switch session language in gdm to Bulgarian and start
gnome or kde I get error,
saying something about language bg_BG.utf8 is non-existent.


language


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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.

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Mar 6, 2009, 2:50:11 PM3/6/09
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On Friday 06 March 2009 12:23:39 Angelin Lalev wrote:
> locale -a
> ========
>
> bg_BG
> bg_BG.cp1251
> bg_BG.utf8
> C
> en_US.utf8
> POSIX
>
>
> But after I switch session language in gdm to Bulgarian and start
> gnome or kde I get error,
> saying something about language bg_BG.utf8 is non-existent.

Just guessing, maybe you need to run locale-gen as root?
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Michael Wagner

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Mar 6, 2009, 3:30:10 PM3/6/09
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* Angelin Lalev <lalev....@gmail.com> 06.03.2009

> locale -a
> ========
>
> bg_BG
> bg_BG.cp1251
> bg_BG.utf8
> C
> en_US.utf8
> POSIX
>
> But after I switch session language in gdm to Bulgarian and start
> gnome or kde I get error,
> saying something about language bg_BG.utf8 is non-existent.

Hello Angelin,

write in $HOME/.xprofile

--------------------------------+
export LC_MESSAGES="bg_BG.utf8" |
--------------------------------+

I have it for a german enviroment and all is working fine with it.

Hth Michael

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Emanoil Kotsev

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Mar 12, 2009, 7:40:25 PM3/12/09
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Michael Wagner wrote:

> * Angelin Lalev <lalev....@gmail.com> 06.03.2009
>> locale -a
>> ========
>>
>> bg_BG
>> bg_BG.cp1251
>> bg_BG.utf8
>> C
>> en_US.utf8
>> POSIX
>>
>> But after I switch session language in gdm to Bulgarian and start
>> gnome or kde I get error,
>> saying something about language bg_BG.utf8 is non-existent.
>
> Hello Angelin,
>
> write in $HOME/.xprofile
>
> --------------------------------+
> export LC_MESSAGES="bg_BG.utf8" |
> --------------------------------+
>
> I have it for a german enviroment and all is working fine with it.
>
> Hth Michael
>

export LC_ALL="bg_BG.UTF-8"

tested and working

export does the same as declear by the way

I usually put it into my .profile - then everything speaks bulgarian

regards

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