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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index a72eee6aef..19b7196be7 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -267,6 +267,23 @@ newer Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; otherwise you do. The source for @file{pt_chown} is in @file{login/programs/pt_chown.c}. +After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale +installation of your system. The GNU C library comes with a locale +database which gets configured with @code{localedef}. For example, to +set up a German locale with name @code{de_DE}, simply issue the command +@samp{localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE}. To configure all locales +that are supported by glibc, you can issue from your build directory the +command @samp{make localedata/install-locales}. + +To configure the locally used timezone, you can either set the @code{TZ} +environment variable. The script @code{tzselect} helps you to select +the right value. As an example for Germany, tzselect would tell you to +use @samp{TZ='Europe/Berlin'}. For a system wide installation (the +given paths are for an installation with @samp{--prefix=/usr}), link the +timezone file which is in @file{/usr/share/zoneinfo} to the file +@file{/etc/localtime}. For Germany, you might execute @samp{ln -s +/usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime}. + @node Tools for Compilation @appendixsec Recommended Tools for Compilation @cindex installation tools |