Now boots into terminal mode vice xfce4 as before after very large system update.
I have remote access *
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Last login: Wed Apr 9 15:35:56 2025 from 192.168.0.7
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_COLLATE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_COLLATE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
[ljohnson@KISE-004 ~]$ sudo -i
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
-bash: warning: setlocale: LC_COLLATE: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory
[root@KISE-004 ~]# locale -a
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_COLLATE to default locale: No such file or directory
C
C.utf8
POSIX
[root@KISE-004 ~]#
For the sake of clarity, please define what was meant by “After a long period dormant”. Do you mean to imply that Manjaro has not been updated in a long time? If so, how long?
Please provide system information as described (below). This may be useful for those who might wish to help.
Please also expand on your issue as much as possible.
Regards.
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There is a package glibc-locales which contain all generated languages as opposed to selectively enable them in /etc/locale.gen, then generate the select locale(s) using sudo locale-gen.
I cannot say what has happened - I would investigate if /usr/lib/locale is empty and if so look into /var/log/pacman.log to identify related transactions.
I would also examine the /etc/locale.gen and verify the relevant locale(s) has been correctly activated - usually at the bottom of the file - but one or more lines may have been edited for the purpose.
Likewise examine the file /etc/locale.conf for consistency.
The simplest solution may be to reinstall the glibc-locales package
pacman -Syu glibc-locales
To set the locale in all relevant places use localectl
Not ideal for a rolling release distribution; that said, it might have been even longer, and much more impractical to update.
If your /home is on a separate partition, or if you are capable of copying the content of /home to temporary location, then performing a fresh Manjaro installation might be the fastest option to return you to a relatively troublefree system.
Otherwise, the current issue(s) you are experiencing may only be the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
If you don’t feel the need for a fresh installation, I’ll remind you that the Known Issues and Solutions section of every Update Announcement topic will likely be invaluable.
