# \-bash warning: setlocale, what do I need?

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420>\
**Category:** SUSE Studio / Studio Express\
**Created:** [December 18, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420 "2012-12-18T10:06:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420/1 "2012-12-18T10:06:01Z")

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Here is the warning message,

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## tux@linux-bodx:\> su - Password: -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_MESSAGES:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_CTYPE:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_COLLATE:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_TIME:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_NUMERIC:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8): No such file or directory -bash warning: setlocale: LC\_CTYPE:cannot changelocale (en\_US.UTF-8)

What am I missing?

## – dvhenry

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**Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420/2 "2012-12-18T12:26:03Z")

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Same as this one: [http://tinyurl.com/cxpl234](http://tinyurl.com/cxpl234) (Solution in post #13).  
and this one: [http://tinyurl.com/c5cnndb](http://tinyurl.com/c5cnndb) (Solution in post #2).

## – Henk van Velden

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**Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420/3 "2012-12-18T13:46:02Z")

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Thanks hcvv.

## – dvhenry

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**Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bash-warning-setlocale-what-do-i-need/23420/4 "2012-12-18T13:56:02Z")

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dvhenry;2511686 Wrote:[color=blue]

> Thanks hcvv.[/color]  
> You are welcome.

## – Henk van Velden

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