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| 2 | <!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml,v 1.32 2005/09/24 13:06:18 flammie Exp $ --> |
2 | <!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/guide-localization.xml,v 1.33 2005/11/25 20:36:01 jkt Exp $ --> |
| 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"> |
| … | |
… | |
| 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>1.23</version> |
32 | <version>1.24</version> |
| 33 | <date>2005-09-24</date> |
33 | <date>2005-11-25</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> |
| 39 | |
39 | |
| 40 | <p> |
40 | <p> |
| 41 | In order to keep time properly, <path>/etc/localtime</path> must point to the |
41 | In order to keep time properly, <path>/etc/localtime</path> must contain the |
| 42 | correct time zone data file. Look around in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/</path> |
42 | correct time zone data file. Look around in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/</path> |
| 43 | and pick your timezone or a near-by big city. Please avoid the |
43 | and pick your timezone or a near-by big city. Please avoid the |
| 44 | <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT*</path> timezones as their names do not |
44 | <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT*</path> timezones as their names do not |
| 45 | indicate the expected zones. For instance, <path>GMT-8</path> is in fact GMT+8. |
45 | indicate the expected zones. For instance, <path>GMT-8</path> is in fact GMT+8. |
| 46 | </p> |
46 | </p> |
| 47 | |
47 | |
| 48 | <pre caption="setting the timezone"> |
48 | <pre caption="setting the timezone"> |
| 49 | # <i>ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime</i> |
49 | # <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime</i> |
| 50 | # <i>date</i> |
50 | # <i>date</i> |
| 51 | Sun Feb 16 08:26:44 CET 2003 |
51 | Sun Feb 16 08:26:44 CET 2003 |
| 52 | </pre> |
52 | </pre> |
| 53 | |
53 | |
| 54 | <note> |
54 | <note> |
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