Is it possible to select a different language for a specific application? On some systems I run Fedora15/Gnome in German, but want to use the Terminal in English including for the simple prompt questions like: Y/N instead of j/N = Ja/Nein etc.
How to get gnome-terminal in English
gnomegnome-terminallocale
Best Answer
You can launch any program with a different language by setting the
LC_MESSAGES
environment variable (orLANG
to include other regional settings besides display language such as sort order, number and date formatting, etc).Keep in mind that anything you launch FROM that terminal will inherit the language. If you specifically want a program to run with your you could start it up with: