https://labs.parabola.nu/https://labs.parabola.nu/favicon.ico?15367742552016-06-09T21:23:32ZParabola Issue TrackerDocumentation - Bug #1028: [installation guide]: mandb: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correcthttps://labs.parabola.nu/issues/1028?journal_id=69872016-06-09T21:23:32Zlukeshulukeshu@parabola.nu
<ul></ul><p>You either didn't uncomment en_US.UTF-8 in /etc/locale.gen, or didn't run locale-gen after doing so.</p>
<p>Of course, if /etc/locale.gen is being created by pacstrap, and it's the same packstrap command that is generating the warnings, then the issue is that pacstrap doesn't correctly handle when the calling LANG != C. But then, if LANG=en_US.UTF-8 by default on the install CD, then that is a bug with our install media.</p> Documentation - Bug #1028: [installation guide]: mandb: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correcthttps://labs.parabola.nu/issues/1028?journal_id=69892016-06-09T23:59:17Zjazzyeaglejazzyeagle79@gmail.com
<ul></ul><p>lukeshu wrote:</p>
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<p>You either didn't uncomment en_US.UTF-8 in /etc/locale.gen, or didn't run locale-gen after doing so.</p>
<p>Of course, if /etc/locale.gen is being created by pacstrap, and it's the same packstrap command that is generating the warnings, then the issue is that pacstrap doesn't correctly handle when the calling LANG != C. But then, if LANG=en_US.UTF-8 by default on the install CD, then that is a bug with our install media.</p>
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<p>The pacstrap command is prior to the instructions to run locale-gen in both guides, so this issue relates to whatever defaults are set up for the installation iso.</p> Documentation - Bug #1028: [installation guide]: mandb: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correcthttps://labs.parabola.nu/issues/1028?journal_id=88462018-01-09T22:50:56Zbill-auger
<ul><li><strong>Subject</strong> changed from <i>mandb: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correct</i> to <i>[installation guide]: mandb: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correct</i></li><li><strong>Project</strong> changed from <i>Installation Media</i> to <i>Documentation</i></li></ul><p>moving to documentation as it seems the OP was not using an installer</p>