Hi,
I'm running debian testing and sometime ago I reported an issue with the date format in gnome shell (see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/592).
That issue is supposed to be fixed upstream and I though that debian still had the problem because I am seeing the same incorrect date format.
That's until I do a new debian testing setup on another laptop and in this setup the date format is correct. See the attached images:
Old debian testing setup (wrong date format)
New debian testing setup (correct date format)
I've compared the translation files and they look the same on both systems.
Where else can I look for differences?
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[SOLVED] Gnome date format
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Re: Gnome date format
Is the date format correct on your old system if you create a new user and log in with that user?
deadbang
Re: Gnome date format
I've created another account and the date is shown in a locale different to the one I set.
EDIT: actually it is a mix of english and spanish, notice the day name, the "de" after the day number and "jun" could be either spanish or english.
EDIT: actually it is a mix of english and spanish, notice the day name, the "de" after the day number and "jun" could be either spanish or english.
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:Is the date format correct on your old system if you create a new user and log in with that user?
Re: Gnome date format
well then block the buster release by submitting the discovered fault, its going to released soon as stable
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Re: Gnome date format
OK. perhaps reset the entire configuration of the desktop:Totoxa wrote:it is a mix of english and spanish
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dconf reset -f /org/gnome/
@sickpig: I think this is a configuration issue rather than a bug, the OP doesn't have this problem with a fresh system.
deadbang
Re: Gnome date format
Resetting the configuration did the trick, the offending key wasHead_on_a_Stick wrote:OK. perhaps reset the entire configuration of the desktop:Totoxa wrote:it is a mix of english and spanishThat will clear all of the settings you have made.Code: Select all
dconf reset -f /org/gnome/
@sickpig: I think this is a configuration issue rather than a bug, the OP doesn't have this problem with a fresh system.
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clock-show-date
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/org/gnome/desktop/interface/
Now I've noticed that the login screen shows the date in mixed language. The format in the new setup is correct.
Here are two pictures: https://imgur.com/a/wsCcj1R
Is it ok to reset the configuration as root?
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Re: Gnome date format
I've solved the issue,
My /etc/default/locale file was
I've changed everything to es_CL.UTF-8 and now the date in the login screen is in the correct format. Maybe the installer I used at that time was buggy.
My /etc/default/locale file was
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LANG=es_CL.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=es_CL:es
LC_NUMERIC=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_MONETARY=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_PAPER=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=en_GB.UTF-8