Chapter 9Adjusting Localization Options
Linux has become a worldwide phenomenon. You'll find Linux desktops and servers all over the world, in many different kinds of environments. However, because of its worldwide popularity, Linux must support a wide variety of languages, date and time formats, and monetary formats.
This chapter walks through how to configure your Linux system to blend in with the local environment where it's running. First, the chapter discusses how Linux handles different language characters, including how it formats monetary values. Then it moves on to how Linux handles times and dates as used in different countries.
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