Re: apt-localpurge

[ben <benfoley@rcn.com>]

On Wednesday 05 December 2001 12:15 pm, Guy Geens wrote:

> I use apt-localepurge on a couple of systems with small hard disks.
> Those are server-type machines that don't need any user access
> (besides maintenance from a sysadmin).
>
> Advantage: you win some disk space.
>
> Disadvantage: it's not easily reversible. If you later decide to add
> another locale, you'll have to reinstall (almost) every package on
> your system.
>
> My advice: don't bother with it unless you're really short on hard
> disk space. A hard disk is relatively cheap these days, but for older
> machines this can be an issue.

thanks for the info. one further question--why would i come to want to add 
another locale?