Different output in terminal in Ubuntu 14 and Ubuntu 16

Question

I hope you can help me with my problem:

CONTEXT

I'm working on a Java application. Following java, instruction works properly in in Ubuntu 16, but It fails when deploying on an Ubuntu 14.

String test = "Für test with and without Ü".replaceAll("[^\\p{L}\\p{Nd}]+", ",");
System.out.println(test);

PROBLEM

German characters are not properly shown on ubuntu 14.04. In Ubuntu 16 works perfectly, like you can see in the images

Output in Ubuntu 16

Output in Ubuntu 14.04

I have to try to set locales in Ubuntu 14 but I don't really know what is the problem

Can anyone help me?

Maybe the locale is missing in Ubuntu 14.04, did you try adding it manually in 14.04? — pri, Jan 18 '18 at 14:07
Looks like your machine doesn't have UTF8 support. Try changing the language pack or downloading a UTF-8 fontpack — michaelranaldo, Jan 18 '18 at 14:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '18 at 14:12

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Maybe you need to add the locale manually in Ubuntu 14.04. Try the following:

METHOD 1:

locale -a

This will list the supported locales.

sudo locale-gen de_DE.UTF-8

This will install the locale on your machine.

sudo update-locale

This will effect the changes.

METHOD 2:

You can also try downloading the required package by:

sudo apt-get install language-pack-DE

This should fix your problem of locales.

answered Jan 18 '18 at 14:12

pri

Thanks! it works. The problem was actually a combination of two problems: the "locale" configuration and the way I was writing the content (was not UTF-8 by default) – Fran Roa Prieto Jan 20 '18 at 14:17

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