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| 3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
| 4 | |
4 | |
| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/guide-localization.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/guide-localization.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Localization Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Linux Localization Guide</title> |
| 7 | <author title="Author"> |
7 | <author title="Author"> |
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| 27 | This guide should help users localize their Gentoo Linux distribution to any |
27 | This guide should help users localize their Gentoo Linux distribution to any |
| 28 | European locale. It uses Germany as a case-study, since it is translated from |
28 | European locale. It uses Germany as a case-study, since it is translated from |
| 29 | the German doc. Includes configuration for use of the euro currency symbol. |
29 | the German doc. Includes configuration for use of the euro currency symbol. |
| 30 | </abstract> |
30 | </abstract> |
| 31 | |
31 | |
| 32 | <version>1.17</version> |
32 | <version>1.19</version> |
| 33 | <date>2005-06-10</date> |
33 | <date>2005-06-24</date> |
| 34 | |
34 | |
| 35 | <chapter> |
35 | <chapter> |
| 36 | <title>Time zone</title> |
36 | <title>Time zone</title> |
| 37 | <section> |
37 | <section> |
| 38 | <body> |
38 | <body> |
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| 73 | <p> |
73 | <p> |
| 74 | In most Gentoo Linux installations, your hardware clock is set to |
74 | In most Gentoo Linux installations, your hardware clock is set to |
| 75 | UTC (or GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) and then your timezone is |
75 | UTC (or GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) and then your timezone is |
| 76 | taken into account to determine the actual, local time. If, |
76 | taken into account to determine the actual, local time. If, |
| 77 | for some reason, you need your hardware clock not to be in UTC, |
77 | for some reason, you need your hardware clock not to be in UTC, |
| 78 | you will need to edit <path>/etc/rc.conf</path> and change the |
78 | you will need to edit <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path> and change the |
| 79 | value of <c>CLOCK</c> from <c>UTC</c> to <c>local</c>. |
79 | value of <c>CLOCK</c> from <c>UTC</c> to <c>local</c>. |
| 80 | </p> |
80 | </p> |
| 81 | |
81 | |
| 82 | <pre caption="local vs. GMT clock"> |
82 | <pre caption="local vs. GMT clock"> |
| 83 | <comment>(recommended:)</comment> |
83 | <comment>(recommended:)</comment> |
| … | |
… | |
| 279 | <section> |
279 | <section> |
| 280 | <body> |
280 | <body> |
| 281 | |
281 | |
| 282 | <p> |
282 | <p> |
| 283 | The keyboard layout used by the console is set in |
283 | The keyboard layout used by the console is set in |
| 284 | <path>/etc/rc.conf</path> by the <c>KEYMAP</c> variable. |
284 | <path>/etc/conf.d/keymaps</path> by the <c>KEYMAP</c> variable. |
| 285 | Valid values can be found in |
285 | Valid values can be found in |
| 286 | <path>/usr/share/keymaps/<c>{arch}</c>/</path>. |
286 | <path>/usr/share/keymaps/<c>{arch}</c>/</path>. |
| 287 | <path>i386</path> has further subdivisions into layout |
287 | <path>i386</path> has further subdivisions into layout |
| 288 | (<path>qwerty/</path>, <path>azerty/</path>, etc.). Some |
288 | (<path>qwerty/</path>, <path>azerty/</path>, etc.). Some |
| 289 | languages have multiple options, so you may wish to experiment |
289 | languages have multiple options, so you may wish to experiment |
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