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Troubleshooting locale in Solaris 11 (Doc ID 1604531.1)

Last updated on JUNE 13, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.0 and later
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)

Purpose

This document explains handling of locales in Solaris 11 (IPS)  and provides troubleshooting methods

 

Troubleshooting Steps

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In this Document
Purpose
Troubleshooting Steps
 Basic Information on Locales in Solaris 11
 Installing Additional Locales
 Basic steps to add additional Language Support From the Command Line (Solaris 11.1 and below)
 Adding Language Support From the Command Line (Solaris 11.1 and below)
 Installing additional locales using nlsadm(1M) - available in Solaris 11.2 and higher
 Setting the System's Default Locale (Solaris 11.1 and below)
 Setting the System's Default Locale (Solaris 11.2 and higher)
 Setting locale in ssh
 Legacy locales in Solaris 11
 Setting the Locale in a Terminal Session
 Specify your internationalized programs to run in the C locale:
 Locale Selection in the Automated Installer
 Language and locale packaging
 Available Locales in Solaris 11
  Locale related manpages
 Troubleshooting and Checks
 Check of locale settings on a terminal
 check Solaris 11 IPS packages
 Check installed files for a locale  
 dump information of locales lib
 International Language Environment Guide: What Is a Locale?
 Solaris Tool  /usr/bin/nlsadm  to set and get information on specific national language properties ( sol 11.2 and higher )
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