Hi, On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 09:10:48PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > For reasons I don't care to debate, I have set my system's default > language to Japanese. When I go to work in the virtual console windows > (for instance, apt-get), I tend to get messages that should be in > Japanese, but the Japanese is replaced by the Unicode replacement > characters ("?"), which is no problem unless I hit some errors. Which, > of course is a problem..
Normal Linux console is only good for UTF-8 within latin-like characters. > Trying to search the web for this, and all I can see is old stuff, > stuff about game consoles, and stuff about setting up X11. I know I > should be able to get better results, but I'm not very imaginative. For example, Debian console installer runs on virtual console with japanese display or any fancy characters. This is because they run special terminal program. > Should be the same set of issues, except for the specific parameters, > for any large-character-set language. jfbterm fbterm-ucimf fbterm bogl-bterm Try one of these with appropriate font packages. I think you can get Japanese display. > Anyone with a clue for me? But for all practical purpose, Use X or run aptitude on normal Linux console under any Locale with: $ sudo LANGUAGE=fr_FR.UTF-8 aptitude or $ sudo LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 aptitude Then you can read it :-) Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111225164741.ga18...@goofy.lan