locale

10-Setting_TimeZone.sh

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ set_tz() {
 }
 
 
-if [ "$desired_timezone" == 0 ]; then
+if [ "$desired_timezone" == "ask" ]; then
   desired_timezone=$(whiptail --inputbox "What timezone should we set?" 10 100 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
 fi
 

10-Setting_locale.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+## Script Location
+SCRIPTDIR=$(dirname $0)
+source "$SCRIPTDIR/common/colors.sh"
+source "$SCRIPTDIR/common/functions.sh"
+source "$SCRIPTDIR/common/load-defaults.sh"
+
+current_lang=$(locale | grep LANG= | cut -d= -f2)
+printf "$COL_LIGHT_BLUE" "* locale is currently set to $current_lang"
+if [ "$desired_locale" == "ask" ]; then
+  dpkg-reconfigure locales
+else
+
+  update-locale "$desired_locale"
+  locale-gen --purge "$desired_locale"
+  dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive locales
+
+  echo "locales locales/default_environment_locale select $desired_locale" | debconf-set-selections
+  echo "locales locales/locales_to_be_generated multiselect $desired_locale" | debconf-set-selections
+  rm "/etc/locale.gen"
+  dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive locales
+
+  systemctl set-environment "LANG=$desired_locale"
+  systemctl show-environment
+
+  . /etc/default/locale
+
+fi
+current_lang=$(locale | grep LANG= | cut -d= -f2)
+printf "$COL_LIGHT_BLUE" "* locale is now set to $current_lang"

common/defaults-blank

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-desired_timezone=0
+desired_timezone="ask"
+desired_locale="ask"
 unattended_upgrades_priority="low"
 systemd_journaling="ask"
 freeipa_join_realm="ask"

common/defaults-dbb

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 desired_timezone="America/Detroit"
+desired_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 unattended_upgrades_priority="medium"
 systemd_journaling_tweak=1
 freeipa_join_realm=1