How to set a language's default locale
Charlotte <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:40:45 +0000
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Hi there, Does anyone know how KDE decides which locale to use when a specific transl= ation is loaded? Currently, when trying to load the language "Gaeilge" (ga)= , KDE is trying to use the "ga_IE.UTF-8@euro" locale by default in `~/.conf= ig/plasma-localerc`, which doesn't exist in glibc. Due to this, a lot of pr= ograms don't work or produce errors when trying to run a system in the lang= uage. Any info on where I can set/change the locale that it will use for the lang= uage would be a massive help. I've tried looking through certain config fil= es on the SVN server but didn't find anything about how to set it. Thanks, Charlotte The full plasma-localerc that KDE creates is: [Formats] LANG=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_ADDRESS=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_MEASUREMENT=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_MONETARY=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_NAME=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_NUMERIC=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_PAPER=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_TELEPHONE=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro LC_TIME=3Dga_IE.UTF-8@euro [Translations] LANGUAGE=3Dga