System
localectl
Controls system locale and keyboard layout.
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Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$localectl [BEFEHL]
Examples
$localectl set-locale LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
$localectl status
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
localectl --help
Note
Sets language and keyboard.
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