Bug#543214: console-setup: Debconf output language partly determined by LC_CTYPE
Package: console-setup
Version: 1.44
Severity: minor
Tags: l10n
The output language of `dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' partly depends on
LC_CTYPE. Here's the output:
---8<----------------------------------------------------------------
# locale
LANG=
LC_CTYPE=de_AT.utf8
LC_NUMERIC="POSIX"
LC_TIME="POSIX"
LC_COLLATE="POSIX"
LC_MONETARY="POSIX"
LC_MESSAGES="POSIX"
LC_PAPER="POSIX"
LC_NAME="POSIX"
LC_ADDRESS="POSIX"
LC_TELEPHONE="POSIX"
LC_MEASUREMENT="POSIX"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="POSIX"
LC_ALL=
# dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
Configuring console-setup
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[...]
65. Generische Logitech-Tastatur
66. Generische PC-Tastatur mit 101 Tasten
67. Generische PC-Tastatur mit 102 Tasten (Intl)
68. Generische PC-Tastatur mit 104 Tasten
69. Generische PC-Tastatur mit 105 Tasten (Intl)
[...]
Keyboard model: 68
Please select the layout matching the keyboard for this machine.
1. Deutschland
2. Deutschland - Akzenttatsen deaktivieren
[...]
---8<----------------------------------------------------------------
The selection lists depend on LC_CTYPE. In this case they are in German.
If I change LC_CTYPE, the language changes too. Prompts and messages are
correct, though, and only depend on LC_MESSAGES.
I've dpke-reconfigured other packages with such lists, but they behave
correctly. So the bug is not in debconf.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.29.3
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages console-setup depends on:
ii console-terminus 4.28-1 Fixed-width fonts for fast reading
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy
ii xkb-data 1.6-1 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
Versions of packages console-setup recommends:
ii kbd 1.15-1 Linux console font and keytable ut
Versions of packages console-setup suggests:
ii locales 2.9-23 GNU C Library: National Language (
ii lsb-base 3.2-23 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
-- debconf information excluded
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