How to set all locale settings in Ubuntu
You can set locale manually using update-locale:
sudo update-locale LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=POSIX
Read the man page for more information.
Alternatively, you can manually change your system's locale entries by modifying the file /etc/default/locale.
For example on a German system, to prevent system messages from being translated, you may use:
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=POSIX
Note: changes take effect only after a fresh login.
Source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale
The easier way
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Export all locales into a file
locale > import -
Open file and add export at the start of each line
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Make it executable with the command
chmod ugo+rx import -
Copy to desired profile and execute
./import
There are some recommendations when configuring locales in remote machines
1) In Debian machines (remote machine), run the command (as root):
dpkg-reconfigure locales
On the first screen, select the desired locales. After that you will be prompted to choose which is the default locale. Select "none" (reference: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale#Standard ).
2) Configure your ssh service (/etc/ssh/sshd_config) to accept environment variables from the client:
uncomment the line:
AcceptEnv LANG LC_*
Restart you ssh server, logoff and log back in and run the locale command. It must match your local machine's locale