How can I switch the language on FreeBSD?

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Alastor

I've found some instructions for the conversion of the system language (As an example, in German - de_DE), but many only locally or request some deep changes. Currently, there are no simple way to modify the complete language of FreeBSD? Is a complete translation of FreeBSD even available?

I hope to Enlightenment or Introduction - and please without to having reinstall the system.
 
The FreeBSD system language is English and it's at least for now designed that way. If you wanted to change the language (which is a horrible idea) you'd need to re-translate all strings in the source code.
//Danne
 
Hi Alastor,
I've found some instructions for the conversion of the system language
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By instructions, do you mean this part (here the German section) of the Handbook?

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However, I would not recommend anyone to change the system language at least if he is in the learning process. Having English as default language allows you to directly "copy/paste" error messages without any approximate translations which gives you a better chance to find your problem.
 
Well, then I let the system language. I would still like the keyboard language to completely switch to de_DE without immediately making it locally with each user.

Could one even just once the manual prepared for me to create retype? I am now a bit lazy to read me the whole manual for it .. ^^ So far I have only found only for the local body of individual users manual.

Edit:

I have now found a good tutorial for changing the keyboard and language setting - written in German. >> here << I'll still try to only change the keyboard language.

However, it is outdated and I think there are now better methods. I'm going to extensively test times a week and then write the solution here.
 
I have now found a good tutorial for changing the keyboard and language setting - written in German. >> here << I'll still try to only change the keyboard language.
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Well.. I think it is the link I gave you ;) .

If you just want to change the keyboard map and you use x11/xorg, you can simply insert
Code: 
setxkbmap de
into your ~/.xinitrc file if you start X with startx. Otherwise, I think it depends on which display manager you use.
 
Argh.. It was the wrong link. >>This<< was the correct link I really meant.
have this now corrected from the previous post

Well, I have now removed the system language of instruction and already tested. I'm going to explain in the tutorial section, the necessary steps again extensively. I have also found the possibility of integrating the German keyboard layout in the kernel. To follow is also in Sing-User Mode provides the German keyboard.
 
Dear Alastor,
may be you want to have a look at vt and UTF-8 support. Please see https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons
The lines in /boot/loader.conf
Code: 
kern.vty=vt
kern.vt.spclkeys=15
end in /etc/rc.conf
Code: 
keymap="german.iso.kbd"
and in /etc/login.conf
Code: 
default:\
  :charset=UTF-8:\
  :lang=de_DE.UTF-8:\
should do the job. It needs to run cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf after change of the file. Regarding X the recommendation of hukadan applies. I have not tested Umlaute in single user mode, but I do not imagine a situation which needs Umlaute in this mode.

EDIT: In single user mode typing Umlaute I get beeps using sh, some escaped keycodes or UTF-8 codes in csh, Umlaute with additonal white space in vim. But in my opinion this is by far nothing to complain about.
 
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