Since Linux is an international operating system you can configure it to support a specific region. Discuss how you can configure its character set, keyboard layout, and date/time display formats for a specific region (or country) of your choice. Solution Region specific settings: Keyboard Layout: This is set using the loadkeys command.The local X configuation tool can be used for this purpose. XkbdLayout is the one that is used. Example: XkbdLayout     \"us\" Fonts:The setfont tool is used for loading fonts in text mode.This usually comes with an innputrc file which enables the ability to combine characters. Example: export    INPUTRC=\"/etc/inputrc\" Date and time display: This is usually done during installation.And then it can be updated using the Network Time Protocol. Example: debby: ^ > ps      -ef    | gre      ntpd ntp           22458             1      0     2006?                00:00:24   ntpd   -U    ntp The ntp update is run manually in order to set the time every time we aproach the time server. root@box: ^ #   ntpdate    12.2.4.100 15 Aug 15:35:43   ntpdate[20336]: adjust time server    12.2.4.100   offset -0.004567 sec NTP package can be checked in the given system manual.And the commands used for setting the correct time zone are tzconfig or timezone commands. Language : gdm or kdm commands are used to configure language settings before logigng in. Example: debby: ^> acroread/ var/ tmp /54743s.pdf Warning: charset \"UTF-8\" not supported,using \"ISO77695-1\". Aborted. debby: ^ > set    | grep    UTF LANG=en_US.UTF-8 debby: ^ > export LANG=en_US debby: ^?> acroread / var / tmp / 54743s.pdf <------ new window opens-----> .

1. Since Linux is an international operating system you can configure it to support a specific region.
Discuss how you can configure its character set, keyboard layout, and date/time display formats
for a specific region (or country) of your choice.
Solution
Region specific settings:
Keyboard Layout: This is set using the loadkeys command.The local X configuation tool can be
used for this purpose.
XkbdLayout is the one that is used.
Example: XkbdLayout "us"
Fonts:The setfont tool is used for loading fonts in text mode.This usually comes with an innputrc
file which enables the ability to combine characters.
Example: export INPUTRC="/etc/inputrc"
Date and time display: This is usually done during installation.And then it can be updated using
the Network Time Protocol.
Example:
debby: ^ > ps -ef | gre ntpd
ntp 22458 1 0 2006? 00:00:24 ntpd -U ntp
The ntp update is run manually in order to set the time every time we aproach the time server.
root@box: ^ # ntpdate 12.2.4.100
15 Aug 15:35:43 ntpdate[20336]: adjust time server 12.2.4.100 offset
-0.004567 sec

2. NTP package can be checked in the given system manual.And the commands used for setting the
correct time zone are tzconfig or timezone commands.
Language : gdm or kdm commands are used to configure language settings before logigng in.
Example:
debby: ^> acroread/ var/ tmp /54743s.pdf
Warning: charset "UTF-8" not supported,using "ISO77695-1".
Aborted.
debby: ^ > set | grep UTF
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
debby: ^ > export LANG=en_US
debby: ^?> acroread / var / tmp / 54743s.pdf
<------ new window opens----->