Bug#266075: some localization issues
package: installation-reports
version: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 \
Binary-1 (20040806)
Hi all,
I just installed the Debian Sarge with the CD mentionned above (I
suppose this is the Debian Installer RC1) and I found the following
issues concerning localization. Note that I used the "linux26" install
and chose the "Desktop Environment" set of packages.
1) when the installation is finished, gdm start localized (in french for
me) because the installer is setting LANG and gdm uses it when it
starts, however after a reboot messages are in English : LANG isn't set
at boot time and /etc/default/gdm isn't filled : it has a line
LANG=
where I think it should be
LANG=<LANG you chose at installation time>
2) Console font is set to ISO-8859-15 only for the first terminal.
Why not also set it for others vc ?
Config file /etc/console-tools/config is containing
APP_CHARSET_MAP=<some charset>
Why not add (for 1<n<=6)
APP_CHARSET_MAP_vc<n>=<same charset>
3) KDE starts in English : kde-i18n-fr isn't on the first CD
I didn't try with a two or more CD set because I am finishing the
installation using a network connection with another computer with a
DVD-reader (so using DVD Debian images).
This may be a non-issue with more CDs or a DVD, but I note that GNOME
however is in French. (gnome-libs-data is on the first CD).
4) When GNOME starts, it is displaying an error about xscreensaver
missing. As xscreensaver is on the first CD, why not install it ?
(OK, this is not a localization issue, but "some issues" would have been
a little too vague as a subject... :-) )
5) The X server is using the keyboard in qwerty mode as others reported,
requiring to do a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 or to edit manually
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ...
Actually, it seems that the XF86Config-4 is a default one, as the
resolution wasn't optimal either, but I forgot to check that...
OK, most of these issues already been posted (except the second one ?),
but I hope my propositions may help you doing the job faster :-)
You did a great job with the Debian Installer RC1, however my father
still would have some problems with the preceding points (except the
second one as he doesn't use the console anyway).
Keep improving and Thanks for all !
--
Alexandre Hessemann <hesseman@lifl.fr>
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