How to comprehensively change my locale choice after installing antiX?

Question

I've installed antiX Linux (v19.3), with a certain locale (let's say it's xx_XX.UTF-8). After installation, I've had a change of heart and want the locale for all users to be/to default to something else (yy_YY.UTF-8).

How do I make that change comprehensively (i.e. leaving no user, app or configuration file believing the locale is or used to be xx_XX.UTF-8)?

Note: Answers about Debian-based distributions in general are also ok.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '21 at 20:58

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Run

sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

and select the available locales to be generated for your system. In the next step, select the default locale. This updates /etc/default/locale and /etc/locale.gen.

Of course users may choose to override the default locale, for example in their personal shell startup files.

answered May 07 '21 at 20:58

Freddy

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While of course I need to do that - it's the most obvious part (that's covered in other questions). – einpoklum May 07 '21 at 21:12
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@einpoklum It is better to improve the proposed answer than adding your own. – GAD3R May 07 '21 at 21:16
@GAD3R: Not if the proposed answer is a trivial one. – einpoklum May 08 '21 at 14:20

einpoklum · Answer 2 · 2021-05-07T21:11:59.247

Here's what I have so far:

The obvious part: As root, run dpkg-reconfigure locales. Note: By default, antiX generates a couple dozen popular locales - you don't need them.
Replace xx_XX.UTF-8 with yy_YY.UTF-8 in /etc/minstall.conf.
For the single user created during installation: Rename the folders in its home directory from the localized names to 'Downloads', 'Pictures', 'Video', 'Documents', 'Music', 'Desktop'.
In the IceWM launcher menu, select "Refresh Menu". This regenerates the Applications menu entries, which otherwise would stay in language xx

I'm not sure this covers everything though...

How to comprehensively change my locale choice after installing antiX?

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