When I run a script that runs gnuplot - and only such scripts -
I get these warnings

perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = "",
LC_ALL = (unset),
LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").

I am working under Kubuntu Linux. What do I have to do to
get rid of these warnings? The script then goes on to
work, but this is annoying.

--
Dieter Britz

On 14.7.2023 15.13, db wrote:
> When I run a script that runs gnuplot - and only such scripts -
> I get these warnings
>
> perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
> perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
>         LANGUAGE = "",
>         LC_ALL = (unset),
>         LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
>     are supported and installed on your system.
> perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
>
> I am working under Kubuntu Linux. What do I have to do to
> get rid of these warnings? The script then goes on to
> work, but this is annoying.
>

You need to set up your locale. see man locale and its
references.

You can look at the current locale with the 'locale'
command.

For starters, here is mine from Ubuntu 18.04LTS:

tauno@Kubuntu18:~$ locale
LANG=C
LANGUAGE=
LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_NUMERIC=C
LC_TIME=C
LC_COLLATE=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_MONETARY=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=POSIX
LC_PAPER=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_NAME=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_ALL=

--

-TV

On Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:13:30 -0400, db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I run a script that runs gnuplot - and only such scripts -
> I get these warnings
>
> perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
> perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
> LANGUAGE = "",
> LC_ALL = (unset),
> LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
> are supported and installed on your system.
> perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
>
> I am working under Kubuntu Linux. What do I have to do to
> get rid of these warnings? The script then goes on to
> work, but this is annoying.

I'm running Mageia linux, but that shouldn't matter.

$ cat /etc/locale.conf
COUNTRY=CA
LANG=en_CA
LANGUAGE=en_CA:en_GB:en

See it's man page "man locale.conf" for the list of things that can be
specified there.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
>perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
> LANGUAGE = "",
> LC_ALL = (unset),
> LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
> are supported and installed on your system.
>perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").

You have not generated the locale da_DK.UTF-8. Say sudo
dpkg-reconfigure -plow locales and pick da_DK.UTF-8 from the (long)
list.

Disclaimer: I hope that your 'buntu doesnt deviate too much from it's
parent Debian where this would be the solution.

Greetings
Marc
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On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:03:46 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>
> db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
>>perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
>> LANGUAGE = "",
>> LC_ALL = (unset),
>> LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
>> are supported and installed on your system.
>>perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
>
> You have not generated the locale da_DK.UTF-8. Say sudo
> dpkg-reconfigure -plow locales and pick da_DK.UTF-8 from the (long)
> list.

I cannot find "-plow" in dpkg's man page.

dpkg-reconfigure locales

did it for me in the past.

> Disclaimer: I hope that your 'buntu doesnt deviate too much from it's
> parent Debian where this would be the solution.

Yep. I "accidentally" once installed MINT instead of Debian vanilla, but
more or less converted it back to Debian.

Not that the OP should attempt it. Ubuntu should just work fine. But
Debian-knowledge should be helpful when running Ubuntu, MINT,...
--
Andreas

On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:36:30 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:03:46 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>>
>> db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
>>>perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
>>> LANGUAGE = "",
>>> LC_ALL = (unset),
>>> LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
>>> are supported and installed on your system.
>>>perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
>>
>> You have not generated the locale da_DK.UTF-8. Say sudo
>> dpkg-reconfigure -plow locales and pick da_DK.UTF-8 from the (long)
>> list.
>
> I cannot find "-plow" in dpkg's man page.

Read
-plow
as
--priority=low
as in
-pvalue, --priority=value
Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. dpkg-reconfigure
normally shows low priority questions no matter what your default priority is. See
debconf(7) for a list

HTH
--
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills We Trust"

On 15.07.2023 22.36, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:03:46 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>>
>> db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
>>> perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
>>> LANGUAGE = "",
>>> LC_ALL = (unset),
>>> LANG = "da_DK.UTF-8"
>>> are supported and installed on your system.
>>> perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
>>
>> You have not generated the locale da_DK.UTF-8. Say sudo
>> dpkg-reconfigure -plow locales and pick da_DK.UTF-8 from the (long)
>> list.
>
> I cannot find "-plow" in dpkg's man page.
>
> dpkg-reconfigure locales
>
> did it for me in the past.
[...]
I tried both suggestions. They both call forth a blue screen and I can
scroll down to the "da_DK.UTF-8" entry and leave the red marker on it.
But the <Ok> button at the bottom is dead, just text that does nothing.
Now what? Is there a way to go in and edit this locale thing, add that
manually?

--
Dieter Britz

db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> writes:

> I tried both suggestions. They both call forth a blue screen and I can
> scroll down to the "da_DK.UTF-8" entry and leave the red marker on it.
> But the <Ok> button at the bottom is dead, just text that does nothing.
> Now what?

Hit tab once so <Ok> is highlighted, then press enter.

On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 22:20:43 -0000 (UTC), Lew Pitcher wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:36:30 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>
>> I cannot find "-plow" in dpkg's man page.
>
> Read
> -plow
> as
> --priority=low
> as in
> -pvalue, --priority=value
> Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. dpkg-reconfigure
> normally shows low priority questions no matter what your default priority is. See
> debconf(7) for a list

Thanks.
--
Andreas

On 16.07.2023 12.59, Anssi Saari wrote:
> db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I tried both suggestions. They both call forth a blue screen and I can
>> scroll down to the "da_DK.UTF-8" entry and leave the red marker on it.
>> But the <Ok> button at the bottom is dead, just text that does nothing.
>> Now what?
>
> Hit tab once so <Ok> is highlighted, then press enter.

That turns the <Ok> symbol red, but it's still only text,
just red text.
--
Dieter Britz

db <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>I tried both suggestions. They both call forth a blue screen and I can
>scroll down to the "da_DK.UTF-8" entry and leave the red marker on it.
>But the <Ok> button at the bottom is dead, just text that does nothing.
>Now what? Is there a way to go in and edit this locale thing, add that
>manually?

For how long have you been using Debian now?

You navigate to the entry you want to activate, hit space to cause the
asterisk to appear ("check the box"), tab to the OK button and hit
Enter to activate.

Greetings
Marc
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Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " |
Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834

db wrote:

> Anssi Saari wrote:
>
>> Hit tab once so <Ok> is highlighted, then press enter.
>
> That turns the <Ok> symbol red, but it's still only text,
> just red text.

so tab to the OK, then hit enter ...