IMHO, the best workaround is this:
cp /etc/default/locale /etc/default/locale_orig && locale > /etc/default/locale
then "vim /etc/default/locale"
in the command mode (type ESC twice to be sure), type this (you should see the
command at the bottom of the screen:
:%s/de_BE.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/g
The
I have a similar issue when choosing UK English as locale and Belgium as
country:
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=de_BE.UTF-8
LC_TIME=de_BE.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY=de_BE.U
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: libkubuntu (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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kreadconfig --file kdeglobals --group Locale --key Language
kreadconfig --file kdeglobals --group Locale --key Country
also please run kdebudialog, enable everything, run systemsettings from
a terminal, twiddle the settings and apply and paste output from
terminal
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