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Locale not properly set/interpreted by applications started from KDE causes problems with filenames with special characters

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koshikas 19 May 2022 09:41 2

[root tip] [How To] Troubleshooting locale errors Tutorials

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Locale Errors Locale errors are not always obvious and some applications simply stop working without any hints at all - e.g. Gnome Terminal is very sensitive to incorrect configuration of locale. TL:DR As root edit the file /etc/locale.gen Enable the needed locales - including en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 as fallback. Rebuild the locale database using the locale-gen script Calamares installer The Calamares installer adds the locales chosen to the end of /etc/locale.gen so check the …

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