locale-gen

compiles locale definitions from `/etc/locale

TLDR

Generate locales from /etc/locale.gen

$ sudo locale-gen

Generate keeping existing locales

$ sudo locale-gen --keep-existing

SYNOPSIS

locale-gen [options]

DESCRIPTION

locale-gen compiles locale definitions from `/etc/locale.gen` into binary locale data. Uncomment desired locales in that file before running this command.

PARAMETERS

--keep-existing

Do not delete existing locale data

--purge

Remove existing locales before generating

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges. Edit `/etc/locale.gen` to enable locales before generating. On Debian-based systems, use `dpkg-reconfigure locales` for interactive configuration.