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$LANG variable (iusearchlinux.fyi)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by potentiallynotfelix@iusearchlinux.fyi to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

How do i set the $LANG variable without using export? I have set my locale.conf to LANG=en_US.UTF-8 but LANG is still always set to en_US which is not valid. I'd prefer not to use .bashrc or /etc/. Thanks in advance!

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[–] kbal@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8

[–] potentiallynotfelix@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I've solved it by running g eselect locale set x with x being the locale. Thanks for your contribution.

[–] potentiallynotfelix@iusearchlinux.fyi -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nevermind somehow it was set back

[–] backhdlp@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This has solved it ultimately.

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why no export, bashrc, or /etc ?

If something else is setting it as en_US, then I don't want a conflict.