On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:26:03 +0100, Alexandru Cabuz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I set up a chroot last night following the instructions in the howto. > By the way, that howto needs some updating. There are some details > that are not mentioned. Like when and how to run base-config to set up > the chroot environment, and whatnot, and when and how one should run > aptitude to install all the packages. The debootstrap just installs a > base system. Also it's not clear if the proc and /tmp filesystems > should be put in the fstab in the 64 system or in the chroot. There > are a couple of things where the howto does not specify where you're > supposed to do it, inside or outside the chroot. > > I managed to install it though, though I ran aptitude and installed a > bunch of stuff BEFORE I ran base-config, and while apt was installing > packages I was constantly getting messages complaining about locale > not being defined. My locale is supposed to be french. > > perl: warning: Setting locale failed. > perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: > LANGUAGE = "fr_FR:fr:en_GB:en", > LC_ALL = "fr_FR", > LANG = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > are supported and installed on your system. > perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). > locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory > > Hundreds of times. > > Now when I try to run openoffice, the window appears, with french > menus for just a fraction of a second, then it switches to english. > And when I try to go to File New, to create a new document openoffice > displays this to the console and then hangs. > > I18N: Operating system doesn't support locale "" > > Maybe it's because it was installed before the locale was set up for > the chroot so it didn't know how to configure itself... or something. > > So what is supposed to be the correct sequence in order to set up a > 386 chroot correctly, and is there a way to get openoffice running > now, without reinstalling the whole chroot? >
apt-get install locales ? greets, Wim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]