Change default encoding order in locale -a

Question

My ubuntu server output the following after a locale -a :

C
C.UTF-8
POSIX
fr_FR.utf8

if i input export LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8,it changes a little bit :

C
C.UTF-8
fr_FR.utf8
POSIX

Main difference is that now, my rails tools works ! How can i change the encoding order so that next time i log in, the second order is already set?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '14 at 10:08

There's a few things you can try for this, first try setting the LANG variable in /etc/default/locale to fr_FR.UTF-8

if that doesn't work for you try adding the LANG variable to each of the following

~/.profile ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile

failing that you can regenerate your locale

sudo locale-gen fr_FR sudo locale-gen fr_FR.UTF-8

Regen supported locale

sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

then update the current locale

sudo update-locale LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8

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